This study aims to investigate the effect of sulfate salts to the deterioration mechanism and patterns observed in hydraulic mortars. Natural hydraulic lime (NHL) and lim [...]

The aim of the project was to define the causes of damages done to two of thirteen busts made by Jerzy Sobocinski in 1971. The collection belongs to The National Museum i [...]

The paper presents the laboratory research of lime base mortars for conservation-restoration of mural painting support situated in severe microclimate conditions. The rep [...]

Recent improvements of infrared thermography cameras allow detecting small defects and hygroscopic salts that are present under the surface of building heritage materials [...]

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 [...]

Salt crystallization is a common cause of decay for mortars used in historical buildings. This paper describes the influence of mortars composition on their salt crystall [...]

This research is related with the salt weathering of the base rocks. At stone monuments and base rocks, slide, freeze damage, biodeterioration, have occured, and especial [...]

For many centuries salt remains the object of international scientific debate due to its destructive behaviour in porous building materials. Using the same procedures as [...]

The treatment of rising damp in historic building walls is very complex due to the thickness and heterogeneity of the walls. Some techniques, such as watertight barriers, [...]

Salt crystallization induces deterioration phenomena to masonry materials especially under favorable conditions which depend on a triple-fold system of factors: the salts [...]