X-ray radiography and tomography for monitoring the penetration depth of consolidants in Opuka - the building stone of Prague monuments

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 357-364

  Slavíková, Monika ^a   Krejčí, František ^b   Žemlička, Jan ^b   Pech, Michal ^a   Kotlík, Petr ^a   Jakůbek, Jan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Consolidation; Opuka; Penetration depth; Stone; X ray radiography

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867715855     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2012.01.010     Document Type: Article

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