A laboratory experiment on salt weathering by humidity change: salt damage induced by deliquescence and hydration

A laboratory experiment on salt weathering by humidity change: salt damage induced by deliquescence and hydration

Abstract A laboratory experiment on salt weathering was carried out under changing humidity conditions. Three types of rock (tuff and dense and porous sandstone) with sodium chloride, sodium sulfate, or magnesium sulfate were subjected to humidity oscillations from 20%RH to 98%RH during 6 h periods...

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Main Authors: Masato Sato, Tsuyoshi Hattanji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-12-01
Series:Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
Subjects:
Rock breakdown
Weight loss
Equotip hardness value
Longitudinal wave velocity
Sodium chloride
Sodium sulfate
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40645-018-0241-2

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