Assessment of moisture and salt contents in brick masonry with microwave transmission, spectral-induced polarization, and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

International Journal of Architectural Heritage

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 126-144

  Weritz, Friederike ^a   Kruschwitz, Sabine ^a   Maierhofer, Christiane ^a   Wendrich, Astrid ^a  

^a BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

Author keywords

cultural heritage; historic masonry; laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS); microwave transmission (MBV); salt efflorescence; spectral induced polarization (SIP); water damage

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; DRYING; FLOOD DAMAGE; HISTORIC PRESERVATION; MASONRY MATERIALS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; POLARIZATION; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; WAVE TRANSMISSION;

CULTURAL HERITAGES; HISTORIC MASONRY; LASERINDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY (LIBS); MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION; SALT EFFLORESCENCE; SPECTRAL INDUCED POLARIZATION; WATER DAMAGE;

TRANSMISSIONS;

EID: 77957236017     PISSN: 15583058     EISSN: 15583066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15583050802278992     Document Type: Review

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