Sandstone weathering rates at the Angkor temples (Cambodia)

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

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 165-175

  Andre M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION; SANDSTONE;

CAMBODIA; DOOR FRAMES; HERITAGE SITES; RECESSION RATES; STONE DECAYS; WEATHERING RATES;

WEATHERING;

EID: 60749100930     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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