Rapid, catastrophic decay of building limestones: Thoughts on causes, effects and consequences

Proceedings of the International Conference on Heritage, Weathering and Conservation, HWC 2006

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 191-197

  Smith, B J ^a   Viles, H A ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; CHEMICAL ATTACK; CONCRETES; DISSOLUTION; EROSION; LIMESTONE; SANDSTONE; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS); WEATHERING;

BUILDING STONES; CRYSTALLISATION; CULTURAL HERITAGES; IN BUILDINGS; INDUCED DECAYS; LIMESTONE WALLS; LOW CARBONS; NEW MODELS; OOLITIC LIMESTONES; SULPHATION; SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTIONS;

DECAY (ORGANIC);

EID: 55849107602     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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