Two-dimensional resistivity surveys of the moisture content of historic limestone walls in Oxford, UK: Implications for understanding catastrophic stone deterioration

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 331, Issue , 2010, Pages 237-249

  Sass, O ^a   Viles, H A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRODE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; LIMESTONE; MOISTURE CONTENT; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VERTICAL PROFILE; WALL;

ENGLAND; OXFORD; OXFORDSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77956043703     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP331.22     Document Type: Article

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