The Susceptibility to Salt Fog Degradation of Stone Cladding Materials: A Laboratory Case Study on Two Limestones from Portugal

The evaluation of stone cladding material suitability can be a challenge due to the way that stone physical and mechanical properties, and characteristics such as mineralogy, might influence stone performance as a cladding element in a ventilated facade application. Salts can affect natural stone pe...

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Main Authors: Vera Pires, Luis G. Rosa, Pedro M. Amaral, Joaquim A. R. Simão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Heritage
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/6/1/26