Weathering of limestone building material by mixed sulfate solutions. Characterization of stone microstructure, reaction products and decay forms

Materials Characterization

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1371-1385

  Cardell, C ^a   Benavente, D ^b   Rodriguez Gordillo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemical attack; Fluid transport; Limestone; Microfissures; Sulfate solutions

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; CRYSTALLIZATION; EROSION; LIMESTONE; NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS; SALTS; SOIL MECHANICS; SULFATE MINERALS;

CHEMICAL ATTACK; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CHEMICAL-; CONCENTRATED SOLUTIONS; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; FACTORS CONTROLLING; FLUID TRANSPORT; FLUID TRANSPORTS; IN BUILDINGS; ION CONCENTRATIONS; MATERIAL BEHAVIORS; MICROFISSURES; MIXED SOLUTIONS; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH; REACTION PRODUCTS; SALT CRYSTALLIZATION; SALT DAMAGE; SIMPLE SOLUTIONS; SULFATE SOLUTIONS; WEATHERING MECHANISMS;

WEATHERING;

EID: 49949094905     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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