Spontaneous electrical effects in masonry affected by capillary water rise: The role of salts

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 35, Issue , 2012, Pages 642-646

  Franzoni, Elisa ^a   Bandini, Simone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brick masonry; Efflorescence; Electrokinetic effects; Rising damp; Soluble salts; Spontaneous potential

Indexed keywords

BRICK MASONRY; ELECTROKINETIC EFFECT; RISING DAMP; SOLUBLE SALTS; SPONTANEOUS POTENTIALS;

DRYING; EFFLORESCENCE; ELECTRODYNAMICS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SALINE WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

MASONRY MATERIALS;

EID: 84861553476     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2012.04.098     Document Type: Article

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