The influence of temperature in a capillary imbibition salt weathering simulation test on Mokattam limestone

Limestone is one of the most frequent building stones used in monuments in Egypt from ancient Egyptian times and salt weathering is one of the main threats to these monuments. During this work, cylindrical limestone samples (2 cm diameter and approx. 4 cm length) from Mokattam group, one of the most...

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Main Authors: N. Aly, M. Gomez–Heras, A. Hamed, M. Álvarez de Buergo, F. Soliman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2015-03-01
Series:Materiales de Construccion
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Online Access:http://materconstrucc.revistas.csic.es/index.php/materconstrucc/article/view/1682