Effects of weathering on colour of concrete paving blocks

European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 939-957

  Bertolini, Luca ^a   Lollini, Federica ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Concrete paving blocks; Fading colour; Image analysis; Spectrophotometry

Indexed keywords

COLOUR CHANGE; COLOUR DIFFERENCES; CONCRETE MIX; CONCRETE PAVING; HARDENED CEMENT PASTE; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; SITE EXPOSURE; SURFACE LAYERS; CONCRETE PAVING BLOCKS;

CONCRETE BLOCKS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; PAVEMENTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WEATHERING; COLOR;

COLOR; CONCRETES;

EID: 83355161455     PISSN: 19648189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3166/EJECE.15.939-957     Document Type: Article

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