Evaluation of the compatibility of building limestones from salt crystallization experiments

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 333, Issue , 2010, Pages 111-118

  Beck, Kévin ^a   Al Mukhtar, Muzahim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BUILDING STONE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEGRADATION; DURABILITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIMESTONE; MONUMENT; PORE SPACE; SALT;

EID: 77956002712     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP333.11     Document Type: Article

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