Deterioration of dolostone by magnesium sulphate salt: An example of incompatible building materials at Bonaval Monastery, Spain

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 846-855

  Lopez Arce, P ^a   Garcia Guinea, J ^b   Benavente, D ^c   Tormo, L ^b   Doehne, E ^a  

^a GETTY CONSERVATION INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c Unidad Asociada CSIC UA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dolostone; Epsomite; Flaking; Magnesium sulphate; Salt decay; Stone deterioration

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); BUILDING MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; DETERIORATION; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; EROSION; INFILTRATION; LIGHT METALS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; MERCURY (METAL); MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MORTAR; PLASTER; POLYMER BLENDS; PORE SIZE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SALTS; SOIL MECHANICS; SULFATE MINERALS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

DOLOSTONE; EPSOMITE; FLAKING; MAGNESIUM SULPHATE; STONE DETERIORATION;

WEATHERING;

EID: 54549119369     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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