Salt damage is one of the major causes of render decay, not only near the sea but also in continental areas. These salts can appear in the walls from different sources: f [...]

The gallery wall on which the Bas-reliefs are etched of the Bayon temple in Angkor is made of sandstones. The deterioration caused by penetration of rainwater or groundwa [...]

Self-compacting concretes are special concretes, highly flowable, which can flow into place under their own weight and compacted without any external vibration. In additi [...]

Currently, the precast industry represents 20% of concrete production around the world and the use of steam curing to accelerate hydration has been adopted as one of the [...]

Lime-pozzolan mortars are often used for the restoration of historical buildings. Several studies have been developed in regards to the use of waste in construction mater [...]

The need to formulate mortar compositions with adequate durability and compatibility is nowadays one of the major challenges in historical buildings repair. The incorpora [...]

The article deals with question of determination of water resistance vapour coefficient µ of lime mortar, lime cement mortar modified or non-modified by addition of wate [...]

This study investigates performance of slag as an alternative cementitious binder against ordinary Portland cement (OPC), fly ash (FA) and palm oil fuel ash (POFA). To ac [...]

Consolidation is a conservation treatment with good potential to be applied to ancient renders, provided that the alterations in the properties of the original mortars re [...]

Frost is one of the main degradation processes affecting historic buildings in cold environments. Lime mortar is particularly sensitive to degradation by freeze-thaw cycl [...]

Linseed oil was one of the most common natural organic additives used in ancient times. Nevertheless the mechanism and the technology, e.g. effects of different dosages, [...]

Linseed oil was commonly used in ancient times as a protective treatment for building materials due to its ability to grant hydrophobic properties. It is an environmental [...]