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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Published in:	Journal of Cultural Heritage Vol. 17; pp. 53 - 61
Main Authors:	Berthonneau, Jeremie, Bromblet, Philippe, Cherblanc, Fabien, Ferrage, Eric, Vallet, Jean-Marc, Grauby, Olivier
Format:	Article
Published:	Elsevier B.V. Jan2016
Subjects:	Monuments Petrology Petrophysics Mineralogy Fluid mechanics Clay Partial fractions X-ray spectrometers
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