Mineralogical and chemical characterization of historical mortars from military fortifications in Lisbon harbour (Portugal)

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1641-1650

  Silva, A Santos ^a   Cruz, T ^b   Paiva, M J ^a   Candeias, A ^b   Adriano, P ^a   Schiavon, N ^b   Mirao J A P ^b  

^a NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Historical mortars; Lisbon fortifications; PLM; SEM + EDS; TG DTA; XRD

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL MORTARS; LISBON FORTIFICATIONS; PLM; TG/DTA; XRD;

ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDRATION; HYDRAULICS; LIME; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOANALYSIS; WEATHERING; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

MORTAR;

AGGREGATE; CERAMICS; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; HISTORIC BUILDING; HYDRATION; LIME; MICROSCOPY; MILITARY LAND; MINERALOGY; MORTAR; SALT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEVENTEENTH CENTURY; STRENGTH; STRESS RESISTANCE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; LISBON; PORTUGAL; TAGUS RIVER;

EID: 79960238112     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-011-0985-0     Document Type: Article

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