The spalling decay of building bioclastic limestones of Provence (South East of France): From clay minerals swelling to hydric dilation.

Medieval historical monuments of the Provence region (South East of France) were erected with bioclastic limestones and display different sensitivities to spalling decay. The present study aims at understanding the physical processes at play as well as the internal properties governing its intensity...

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Publicado en:Journal of Cultural Heritage Vol. 17; pp. 53 - 61
Autores principales: Berthonneau, Jeremie, Bromblet, Philippe, Cherblanc, Fabien, Ferrage, Eric, Vallet, Jean-Marc, Grauby, Olivier
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Publicado: Elsevier B.V. Jan2016
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          Berthonneau, Jeremie
          Bromblet, Philippe
          Cherblanc, Fabien
          Ferrage, Eric
          Vallet, Jean-Marc
          Grauby, Olivier
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          Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, CINaM UMR 7325, campus de Luminy, 13288 Marseille, France
          CICRP Belle de Mai, 21, rue Guibal, 13003 Marseille, France
          LMGC, CNRS, Université Montpellier 2, place Eugène-Bataillon, 34000 Montpellier, France
          IC2MP, CNRS, Université de Poitiers, 40, avenue du Recteur-Pineau, 86022 Poitiers cedex, France
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        Monuments
        Petrology
        Petrophysics
        Mineralogy
        Fluid mechanics
        Clay
        Partial fractions
        X-ray spectrometers
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          Monuments
          Petrology
          Petrophysics
          Mineralogy
          Fluid mechanics
          Clay
          Partial fractions
          X-ray spectrometers
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        Building limestones
        Clay minerals swelling
        Dilation kinetic
        Hydric dilation
        Hygric dilation X-ray diffraction
        Spalling decay
        Transmission electron microscopy
      ab: Medieval historical monuments of the Provence region (South East of France) were erected with bioclastic limestones and display different sensitivities to spalling decay. The present study aims at understanding the physical processes at play as well as the internal properties governing its intensity. Limestones of contrasting sensitivity to spalling were compared to a reference type, unaffected by this decay, by means of petrography, petrophysic, mineralogy, and hydromechanics. The obtained results highlighted that the various sensitivities can be explained by the deformation recorded during water content variation (hydric dilation). A clay fraction was systematically detected within the mineralogical composition except for the reference material, and some swelling layers were identified in montmorillonite/glauconite mixed layer minerals. A specific quantification procedure based on the combination of transmission electron microscopy coupled to an energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer (TEM–EDX) and profile modeling of X-ray diffraction patterns was applied. A strong relationship between swelling layer content and hydric dilation of limestones was evidenced and corroborated the spalling sensitivity. Further interpretation of results showed that swelling layers localization within the texture significantly influence hydric dilation kinetics. Eventually, a mechanical softening was measured after water saturation. This behavior seems unrelated to the clay mineral content and its relative influence on spalling should be examined.
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