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dc.contributor.authorModestou, Sevastien
dc.contributor.authorTheodoridou, Magdalinien
dc.contributor.authorIoannou, Ioannisen
dc.creatorModestou, Sevastien
dc.creatorTheodoridou, Magdalinien
dc.creatorIoannou, Ioannisen
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-18T06:19:30Z
dc.date.available2019-04-18T06:19:30Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.urihttp://gnosis.library.ucy.ac.cy/handle/7/45727
dc.description.abstractSalt crystallization is widely recognized as one of the most damaging factors affecting stone monuments and buildings. Conservation of structures suffering from weathering due to salt crystallization can be immensely expensive and time-consuming. The assessment of salt-laden buildings alone is often challenging and costly in its own right. In this paper, the Drilling Resistance Measurement System (DRMS) and the scratch tool are evaluated for their ability to map salt crystallization in natural building stone. The laboratory results indicate that the two aforementioned micro-destructive techniques are indeed capable of detecting the location of the salt crystallization front in limestone impregnated with sodium sulfate. This is facilitated due to the increased resistances recorded during drilling and scratching in areas where pore clogging due to salt crystallization exists. The DRMS was further successfully employed in-situ on masonry exhibiting the effects of salt decay. The successful application of both micro-destructive techniques in the laboratory, and of the DRMS alone in-situ, suggests that these may potentially be used to detect subflorescence before it becomes damaging.en
dc.description.abstract•In-situ and laboratory mapping of subflorescence using micro-destructive techniques•Salt crystallization damage prevention by detection of pore clogging•Drilling resistance measurements as means of preventive restorationen
dc.sourceEngineering Geologyen
dc.titleMicro-destructive mapping of the salt crystallization front in limestoneen
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.enggeo.2015.05.008
dc.description.volume193
dc.description.startingpage337
dc.description.endingpage347
dc.author.facultyΠολυτεχνική Σχολή / Faculty of Engineering
dc.author.departmentΤμήμα Πολιτικών Μηχανικών και Μηχανικών Περιβάλλοντος / Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
dc.type.uhtypeArticleen
dc.contributor.orcidIoannou, Ioannis [0000-0002-8004-4913]
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0002-8004-4913


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