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Non-destructive estimation of uniaxial compressive strength of deteriorated carbonate building stones by frost action
Uniaxial compressive strength (UCS), which is one of the most important engineering properties of natural building blocks, exhibits a decrease at...
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Microfacial analysis on the building stones of the Maya site of Calakmul
This article focuses on the petrographic and microfacial characterization of the building stones of buildings, monuments, and quarries of the...
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Enhancing insulation properties of building stones
Recently, using rocks, especially limestone, in the facades of buildings has become pervasive due to its characteristics such as hardness,...
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Monitoring the decrease of abrasion resistance on natural building stones due to deterioration caused by freezing and thawing cycles
Natural building stones, used as floor cladding stones in outdoor applications in cold regions, are negatively affected by freezing and thawing...
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Editorial to the topical collection “Building stones and geomaterials through history and environments: from quarry to heritage. Insights on the conditioning factors - The Rolf Snethlage-Volume”
Under the umbrella of “building stones”, a wide range of research topics are possible. A vast interdisciplinary scientific community provides...
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Prediction of Rock Abrasivity Index (RAI) and Uniaxial Compressive Strength (UCS) of Granite Building Stones Using Nondestructive Tests
Rock abrasivity index (RAI) and uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) are two key parameters for assessing abrasivity and durability of building...
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The effect of freeze-thaw cycles performed with salt solutions (NaCl and Na2SO4) on carbonate building stones
Three types of carbonate building stones from Turkey were selected for testing their physical and mechanical properties after freeze-thaw cycles with...
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Stones that Tell Stories
When a historical building, monument, or cultural heritage artifact is affected by a natural or anthropic event, the first reaction is to recover and...
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A Classification Model of Dimensional Stones Using AHP and Fuzzy Logic
Dimensional stones classification models are efficient to particular aspects of these stones production. However, there are two main problems with...
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Contribution of Natural Stones in the Sustainable Development of Constructions — Potentialities and Examples from the Algerian Alpine Chain
This study is an essay that overviews the main North Algerian geological resources that can provide building stones. The stone potentialities were...
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Effects of acid–base solutions on some Turkish natural building stones: physico-mechanical and color changes
Natural stones are exposed to various physical, chemical and environmental interactions during service life. It is quite important to determine...
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The Historic Centre of Urbino, UNESCO World Heritage (Marche Region, Italy): an Urban-Geological Itinerary Across the Building and Ornamental Stones
The local and extra-regional (national and transnational) stones mainly used as building and ornamental materials in the historic centre of Urbino...
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Estimating uniaxial compressive strength of carbonate building stones based on some intact stone properties after deterioration by freeze–thaw
Predicting uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) of building stones after deterioration by freeze–thaw action is critical in selecting the stones for...
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Analysing the life index of diamond cutting tools for marble building stones based on laboratory and field investigations
Cutting tool wear constitutes one of the principal parameters in the processing cost of building stone. The life index of the cutting tool is...
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Characterization of İscehisar Andesite (Afyonkarahisar-Turkey), Used as a Building Stone Source of Historical Heritages from Ancient Times to the Present
Most historical structures that have survived to the present day are constructed from natural stones. One such natural stone is andesite. This study...
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The Database of the Ornamental Stones of Piemonte (NW Italy) Hosted on a WebGIS Service
In Piemonte (north-western Italy), an intense extraction activity of ornamental stones widely used for historical buildings, developed throughout...
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Building Stones and Technological Materials of the Campi Flegrei Caldera, Italy
This chapter highlights how, lacking high value rocks in the Campanian area (South Italy), those produced by the activity of the Campi Flegrei...
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Choosing the site, getting the stones, building the dolmens: local sourcing of andesites at the El Pozuelo megalithic complex (Huelva, Spain)
The geoarchaeological study focuses on the lithological characterization and provenance determination of the rocks of the El Pozuelo dolmens. The...
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Is there any health danger by radioactivity on the use of dimensional stones?
Natural building stones must be analysed according to a legally defined procedure to prove that the natural radioactivity they emit is below the...
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Moisture expansion of tuff stones and sandstones
Volcanic tuffs and sandstones have been used as natural building stones in the construction of monuments and buildings over the millennia of human...
