23566
Accession Number
18506
Title Of Article Chaper
Wetting, deterioration and visual features of stone surfaces in an urban area
Title Of Journal Book
Atmospheric environment
Volume
16
Issue
9
Pages
2253-2259
Publisher
Pergamon Press Ltd
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Three kinds of features are distinguishable on the surface of carbonaceous rocks deteriorated in an urban environment. The three types are described and mechanisms leading to their formation given. The different weathering appears to depend on the way rain interacts with the surface.
Keywords
Building material, stone; stone, examination visual; stone, deterioration wetting-drying; stone, deterioration water; stone, deterioration salt crystallization; stone, deterioration diagnosis; stone, deterioration chemical; stone, deterioration; stone, microscopy petrography; stone, deterioration crust exfoliation; spectroscopy, x ray diffraction; electron, microscopy scanning; stone, limestone; stone, marble; ICCROM -- ICCROM
pub_id
23566