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Hydric Properties of Some Spanish Building Stones: A Petrophysical Interpretation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

Luis Valdeon ,
Rosa M. Esbert  and
Carlota M. Grossi
Luis Valdeon
Affiliation:
Departamento de Geologfa, Universidad de Oviedo, c/ Jesúúúús Arias de Velasco s/n, 33005 Oviedo, (Spain).
Rosa M. Esbert
Affiliation:
Departamento de Geologfa, Universidad de Oviedo, c/ Jesúúúús Arias de Velasco s/n, 33005 Oviedo, (Spain).
Carlota M. Grossi
Affiliation:
Departamento de Geologfa, Universidad de Oviedo, c/ Jesúúúús Arias de Velasco s/n, 33005 Oviedo, (Spain).
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Abstract

The hydric properties of three types of building stone used in certain Spanish monuments of outstanding historical-artistic value have been determined. The stones selected were dolomite, limestone and sandstone used in the cathedrals of Leon (northern Spain), Seville (southern Spain) and Salamanca (central Spain) respectively.

In the work described in this paper, different rock properties related to water were measured (absorption of water and water vapour, evaporation, capillarity and permeability to water vapour). Swelling characteristics of the sandstone were also determined.

The close correlation between the values of the parameters obtained for each property analyzed and the mineralogical-textural features of the rock, notably the porosity and form of the pore system, has been also demonstrated. In these stones, it has been observed that water absorption capacity is linked both to the volume of empty communicating spaces (open porosity) and to the presence and percentage of clay minerals.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 267: Symposium J – Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology III , 1992 , 911
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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