An experimental study on the influence of surface finishing on the weathering of a building low-porous limestone in coastal environments

Engineering Geology

Volumn 154, Issue , 2013, Pages 131-141

  Urosevic, Maja ^a   Sebastián, Eduardo ^a   Cardell, Carolina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ageing test; Coastal environment; Gypsum; Halite; Low porous limestone; Salt spray damage

Indexed keywords

AESTHETIC PROPERTY; AGEING TESTS; BUILDING STONE; CARBONATE STONE; COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS; CRYSTALLIZATION MORPHOLOGY; DECAY PATTERNS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; POLISHED SURFACES; POTENTIAL DECAY; ROUGH SURFACES; SALINE SOLUTIONS; SALT CRYSTALLIZATION; SALT SOLUBILITY; SALT SPRAY; SEA SALTS; SURFACE FINISHING; SURFACE PORES; WEATHERING BEHAVIOR;

BUILDING MATERIALS; COASTAL ZONES; FINISHING; GYPSUM; LIMESTONE; MORPHOLOGY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACE TREATMENT; TESTING;

WEATHERING;

BUILDING STONE; CARBONATE ROCK; COASTAL ZONE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ESTHETICS; GYPSUM; HALITE; LIMESTONE; POROUS MEDIUM; TESTING METHOD; WEATHERING;

EID: 84873422898     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2012.12.013     Document Type: Article

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