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The Building Stones of Prato’s Cathedral and Bell Tower, Italy

Applied Sciences, 2022
This study defines the assemblage, lithotypes and mechanical parameters of the building stones used for the external cladding of Prato’s Cathedral and Bell Tower (XIV century), now subject to extensive conservation work.
Massimo Coli, Anna Livia Ciuffreda, Tessa Donigaglia, Marco Tanganelli   +3 more
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The suitability of Sinjar and Pila spi rocks for building and as railway ballast stone for the Bazian anticline fold in the Sulaymaniyah governorate

Tikrit Journal of Pure Science, 2022
The research aims to find the suitability of limestone rocks belonging to the Sinjar and Pila Spi Formations in the southwestern part of the Bazian fold in Sulaymaniyah Governorate for building purposes and as a railway ballast stone by conducting some ...
Maher Najm Abdullah, Mohammed Rashid Abood, Amera Ismael Hussain   +2 more
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Analytical Models and Laboratory Measurements to Explore the Potential of GPR for Quality Control of Marble Block Repair through Resin Injections

Applied Sciences, 2022
This work aims to analyze theoretically and with laboratory tests the sensitivity of high-frequency GPR (Ground-Penetrating Radar) to resin injections used in the building and ornamental stone industries to repair marble blocks before final slab cutting.
Marjan Izadi-Yazdanabadi, Azadeh Hojat, Luigi Zanzi, Saeed Karimi-Nasab, Diego Arosio   +4 more
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Use of building stones in municipality of Arandjelovac [PDF]

Zbornik Radova: Geografski Fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu, 2017
Geological building materials are among the most important natural resources. Like other natural resources, their representation is due to the corresponding natural conditions, that is, in this case, the geological structure and the tectonic structure of
Jovanović Velimir
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Stone Endurance: A Comparative Analysis of Natural and Artificial Weathering on Stone Longevity

Heritage, 2023
The long-term endurance of building stones must be assured since their longevity has repercussions for their economic and social value. Frequently, slabs for flooring and cladding are installed with polished finishing in outdoor environments for ...
Carla Lisci, Fabio Sitzia, Vera Pires, Marco Aniceto, José Mirão   +4 more
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Definition of a Protocol for the Experimental Monitoring of Rising Damp in Three Different Masonry Models with Tuff, Carparo, and Lecce Stone

Energies, 2022
This work presents a new protocol for monitoring rising damp, which is applied to three masonry models made of tuff, carparo, and Lecce stone. First, the physical characteristics of each stone were derived in the laboratory, which included porosity ...
Paolo Maria Congedo, Cristina Baglivo, Giovanni Quarta, Pasquale Di Gloria, Delia D’Agostino   +4 more
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Effect of Artificial Freeze/Thaw and Thermal Shock Ageing, Combined or Not with Salt Crystallisation on the Colour of Zamora Building Stones (Spain)

ChemEngineering, 2022
After subjecting Zamora building stones to accelerated ageing tests, colour changes were studied, namely: (a) freezing/thawing and thermal shock (gelifraction and thermoclasty), and (b) combination of freezing/thawing plus thermal shock and salt ...
Jacinta García-Talegón, Adolfo Carlos Iñigo, Rosa Sepúlveda, Eduardo Azofra   +3 more
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Collecting Rocks on the Frontier: Investigating the Geodiversity Significance of Historical Building Stones and Rock Collecting at the Maxey Homestead, Northwest Texas, USA

Resources, 2023
The geoheritage importance of the stones used in the construction of buildings in urban landscapes has been documented by several scholars around the world.
Stance Hurst, Doug Cunningham, Eileen Johnson   +2 more
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The urban heat island effect on frost damage of natural building stones. [PDF]

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2019
Climate plays a major role in the weathering of building stones. This study specifically investigates the influence of the urban heat island (UHI) in Ghent, Belgium, on freeze-thaw (F-T) weathering of natural building stones and their hydrophobic ...
Guilbert Daphne, De Kock Tim, Caluwaerts Steven, Cnudde Veerle, Calle Klaas, Van Den Bossche Nathan   +5 more
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Novel Artificial Ornamental Stone Developed with Quarry Waste in Epoxy Composite [PDF]

Materials Research, 2018
Ornamental stones, such as marble and granite, are worldwide used as pavement cover and lining parts in civil construction. Dwindling deposits and environmental pollution, due to extraction methods, have motivated the replacement of natural ornamental ...
Elaine Aparecida Santos Carvalho, Natália de Figueiredo Vilela, Sergio Neves Monteiro, Carlos Maurício Fontes Vieira, Luís Carlos da Silva   +4 more
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