Effect of water on the degradation of gypsum plaster coatings: Inspection, diagnosis, and repair

Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 424-432

  Palha, F ^a   Pereira, A ^a   De Brito, J ^a   Silvestre, J D ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Defects; Diagnostic methods; Expert systems; Gypsum plaster; Moisture; Plaster coatings; Rehabilitation methods; Walls

Indexed keywords

BIODETERIORATION; CORRELATION MATRIX; DIAGNOSTIC METHODS; EFFECT OF WATER; INSPECTION SYSTEM; PARTITION WALLS; PORTUGAL; PREVENTIVE MEASURES; REHABILITATION METHODS; REPAIR SOLUTION; REPAIR TECHNIQUES; WALLS;

COATINGS; DEFECTS; DRYING; EXPERT SYSTEMS; MOISTURE; PLASTER; REPAIR; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

INSPECTION;

EID: 84873865659     PISSN: 08873828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000258     Document Type: Article

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