Role of the capillary fringe on the dilatation of a low porosity limestone submitted to unidirectional freezing
Abstract As a rule, usually only one face of the building stones of a monument is exposed to climatic variations. Penetration of temperature and humidity stress is unidirectional from the external surface while capillary absorption comes from the bottom part of the accumulation zones such as soil or...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2018-11-01
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| Series: | Progress in Earth and Planetary Science |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40645-018-0213-6 |