CHEMICAL DETERIORATION OF EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE AFFECTED BY SALINE WATER

Salt forms are aggressive deterioration problems, which occur on all stone surfaces, mortars and renderings through saline solutions transferred to the stone pores. Deterioration of Egyptian limestone is primarily due to water-soluble salts. The formation of these salts on calcareous stone is the mo...

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Main Author: Mohammed EL-GOHARY
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi 2011-03-01
Series:International Journal of Conservation Science
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Online Access:http://www.ijcs.uaic.ro/pub/IJCS-11-02-El-Gohary.pdf