Difference between revisions of "Crumbling"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(username removed) |
|||
| (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | [[File:Crumbling_ICOMOS.jpg|thumb|Crumbling]] | + | [[File:Crumbling_ICOMOS.jpg|thumb|Crumbling<br>Photo credit: D.Michoinova]] |
== Description == | == Description == | ||
| + | A surface deterioration process that occurs in stone and concretes that is caused by the crystallization of highly soluble salts, such as sodium chloride and sodium sulfate. Crumbling can also be a result of weak masonry materials, a dissolved binder, or freeze-thaw thermal cycling. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Resources and Citations== | ||
| + | * ICOMOS-ISCS: [http://www.international.icomos.org/publications/monuments_and_sites/15/pdf/Monuments_and_Sites_15_ISCS_Glossary_Stone.pdf Illustrated glossary on stone deterioration patterns] | ||
| + | |||
| + | * James Clifton, Stone Consolidating Materials: [https://cool.culturalheritage.org/byauth/clifton/stone/stone2.html#:~:text=Crystallization%20damage%20caused%20by%20highly%20soluble%20salts%2C%20such,films%20which%20cause%20spalling%20of%20a%20stone%27s%20surface. A status report] | ||
| − | |||
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:40, 7 July 2022
Description
A surface deterioration process that occurs in stone and concretes that is caused by the crystallization of highly soluble salts, such as sodium chloride and sodium sulfate. Crumbling can also be a result of weak masonry materials, a dissolved binder, or freeze-thaw thermal cycling.
Resources and Citations
- ICOMOS-ISCS: Illustrated glossary on stone deterioration patterns
- James Clifton, Stone Consolidating Materials: A status report