The role of salt fog on alteration of dimension stone

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3321-3327

  Silva, Z S G ^a   Simao J A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Degradation; Dimension stone; Rock alteration; Salt fog

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE ROCK; DIMENSION STONE; ROCK ALTERATION; ROCK SAMPLE; ROCK SURFACES; SALT CRYSTALLIZATION; SALT FOG; SALT SPRAY; SILICATE ROCKS; WEIGHT LOSS;

DEGRADATION; FOG; LIMESTONE; MICA; MINERALS; MINING; SILICATE MINERALS;

ROCKS;

EID: 68549097804     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2009.06.044     Document Type: Article

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