Assessment the stones compatibility based on salt weathering tests

Joint Authors

al-Umari, Asad
Beck, Kevin
Brunetaud, Xavier
al-Mukhtar, Muzahim

Source

ZANCO Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences

Publisher

Salahaddin University-Erbil Department of Scientific Publications

Publication Date

2019-06-30

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

9

Main Subjects

Engineering & Technology Sciences (Multidisciplinary)

English Abstract

The current study aims to assess the compatibility between tuffeau and Richemont stone exposed to salt weathering, the most frequent physical-mechanical weathering process.

Different experimental tests, both in macro- and in micro- scale, were performed on the aged stone samples underwent 20 wetting-drying cycles using salt solution of sodium chloride.

The results of the aged samples were then compared with the already results belonged to the fresh samples.

In the accelerated ageing tests the stone samples were situated in two different methods: the isolated stone samples and the pair of stone samples, i.e.

one tuffeau sample linked to one Richemont sample.

The linked test method was adopted to simulate the in-situ situation of the stones.

The main results show that the microstructural characteristics of the stone (pore size distribution, water transfer properties and tensile strength) strongly reflect the stone resistance versus the salt weathering.

Moreover, the results indicate that the integrity of tuffeau stone samples increased when linked to the Richemont stone samples referring to the presence, in partial way, the compatibility between the two stones.

However, the limited conditions of the salt crystallization test (i.e.

only 20 wetting-drying cycles) were not sufficient to detect the complete behavior of the two stones towards the salt weathering.

Therefore, the current results confirm that the compatibility assessment between the stones cannot be judged based on the results presented in this study.

Data Type

Conference Papers

Record ID

BIM-894404

American Psychological Association (APA)

al-Umari, Asad& Beck, Kevin& Brunetaud, Xavier& al-Mukhtar, Muzahim. 2019-06-30. Assessment the stones compatibility based on salt weathering tests. International Conference on Engineering and Innovative Technology (2 : 2019 : Irbil, Iraq). . Vol. 31, no. 3 (Supplement) (2019), pp.75-83.Irbil Iraq : Salahaddin University-Erbil Department of Scientific Publications.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

al-Umari, Asad…[et al.]. Assessment the stones compatibility based on salt weathering tests. . Irbil Iraq : Salahaddin University-Erbil Department of Scientific Publications. 2019-06-30.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

al-Umari, Asad& Beck, Kevin& Brunetaud, Xavier& al-Mukhtar, Muzahim. Assessment the stones compatibility based on salt weathering tests. . International Conference on Engineering and Innovative Technology (2 : 2019 : Irbil, Iraq).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-894404