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Salt and Humidity Impact on Porous Stone Masonries in Marine Environment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

A. Moropoulou ,
P. Theoulakis ,
T. Tsiourva ,
C. Kourteli  and
K. Labropoulos
A. Moropoulou
Affiliation:
National Technical University of Athens, Department of Chemical Engineering, Section of Materials Science and Engineering, Heroon Polytechniou, 9, Zografou Campus, Athens, Greece
P. Theoulakis
Affiliation:
National Technical University of Athens, Department of Chemical Engineering, Section of Materials Science and Engineering, Heroon Polytechniou, 9, Zografou Campus, Athens, Greece
T. Tsiourva
Affiliation:
National Technical University of Athens, Department of Chemical Engineering, Section of Materials Science and Engineering, Heroon Polytechniou, 9, Zografou Campus, Athens, Greece
C. Kourteli
Affiliation:
National Technical University of Athens, Department of Chemical Engineering, Section of Materials Science and Engineering, Heroon Polytechniou, 9, Zografou Campus, Athens, Greece
K. Labropoulos
Affiliation:
National Technical University of Athens, Department of Chemical Engineering, Section of Materials Science and Engineering, Heroon Polytechniou, 9, Zografou Campus, Athens, Greece
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Abstract

The decay processes in monuments, considered as interaction between building materials and environmental factors, presents a specific interest in the case of marine environment (Mediterranean), in mild climatic conditions An extended monument, like the Medieval Fortress of Rhodes could be a characteristic example. It is constructed by a susceptible to salt decay biocalcareous porous stone which suffers mainly from salt crystallisation and hard carbonate crusts formation.

The research program has been developed on walls of different typologies, according to their position and exposure orientation to various environmental factors, and specifically concerning humidity sources as capillary rise via ground and marine salt spray. Stone samples from different positions along the fortress, at various heights and depths on the walls, significant of the main decay patterns (alveolar, carbonate crust and mixed), underwent physical and chemical examination.

Humidity and soluble salts' concentration measurements by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy, Ionic Chromatography and specific conductivity allow the assessment of their distribution patterns on the masonries.

Hence from the correlation between environmental factors and the material properties, directions for a conservation plan might be derived.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 352: Symposium – Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology IV , 1995 , 893
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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