Rilem TC 203-RHM: Repair mortars for historic masonry. Testing of hardened mortars, a process of questioning and interpreting

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 853-865

  Lindqvist, Jan Erik ^a,b   Balen, Koen van ^b   Bicer Simsir, Beril ^b   Binda, Luigia ^b   Bla¨uer, Christine ^b   Elsen, Jan ^b   Hansen, Eric ^b   Hees, Rob van ^b   Henriques, Fernando ^b   Toumbakari, Eleni Eva ^b   Konow, Thorborg von ^b   Maurenbrecher, Paul ^b   Middendorf, Bernhard ^b   Papayanni, Ioanna ^b   Simon, Stefan ^b   Subercaseaux, Maria ^b   Tedeschi, Cristina ^b   Thompson, Margaret ^b   Valek, Jan ^b   Valluzzi, Maria Rosa ^b   Vanhellemont, Yves ^b   Veiga, Rosario ^b   Waldum, Alf ^b   more..

^a Swedish Cement and Concrete Research Institute (CBI)   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Masonry; Mortars; Plaster; Render; Restoration; Testing

Indexed keywords

IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PLASTER; REPAIR; TESTING;

DECISION PROCESS; HISTORIC MASONRY; MASONRY; OLD MORTARS; RENDER; REPAIR MORTARS; TECHNICAL COMMITTEES;

MORTAR;

EID: 67650476897     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1617/s11527-008-9455-x     Document Type: Article

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