Effectiveness of granite cleaning procedures in cultural heritage: A review

JS Pozo-Antonio, T Rivas, AJ López… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Most of the Cultural Heritage built in NW Iberian Peninsula is made of granite which
exposition to the environment leads to the formation of deposits and coatings, mainly two …

Terrestrial laser scanning intensity data applied to damage detection for historical buildings

J Armesto-González, B Riveiro-Rodríguez… - Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper presents a methodology to combine the technology of the terrestrial laser
scanner with the techniques of digital image processing in order to study damages on stony …

Forms and factors of deterioration of urban art murals under humid temperate climate; influence of environment and material properties

T Rivas, EM Alonso-Villar… - The European Physical …, 2022 - epjplus.epj.org
This study describes the different alteration forms in 25 street art murals created between
2007 and 2018 on different substrates and located in different cities in NW Spain. The …

Sulphur and oxygen isotope analysis to identify sources of sulphur in gypsum-rich black crusts developed on granites

T Rivas, S Pozo, M Paz - Science of the Total Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
We describe the results of sulphur and oxygen isotope analyses used to identify sources of
the gypsum present in black crusts that grow on the granite of historical buildings. The crusts …

Experimental Studies of the Effect of on the Mechanical Properties of Selected Cladding Natural Stones

V Pires, L G. Rosa, PM Amaral, A Dionísio… - Journal of Materials in …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Natural stones are influenced by environmental conditions that might affect their
performance and durability as building cladding elements. Among these environmental …

An urban geomonumental route focusing on the petrological and decay features of traditional building stones used in Madrid, Spain

EM Perez-Monserrat, MA de Buergo… - Environmental Earth …, 2013 - Springer
The stone traditionally used to build cities contributes to their personality and attests to the
geological substrate on which they stand. While stone decay in the built heritage can be …

Addition of ferrocyanide-based compounds to repairing joint lime mortars as a protective method for porous building materials against sodium chloride damage

J Feijoo, D Ergenç, R Fort, MÁ de Buergo - Materials and Structures, 2021 - Springer
Soluble salts are considered one of the main agents in weathering of porous materials used
in building constructions. In this work, a comparison in terms of protection against the …

Deterioration analysis of building calcarenite stone in the House of Venus in the archaeological site of Volubilis (Morocco)

I Aalil, K Beck, X Brunetaud, K Cherkaoui… - … and Building Materials, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The House of Venus was one of the most luxurious Roman houses of the
archaeological site of Volubilis in Morocco, built during the first century. It is located in a rural …

[HTML][HTML] Simultaneous desalination and consolidation treatment through the application of electrokinetic techniques

J Feijoo, LS Gomez-Villalba, R Fort… - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The vast majority of building materials that are heavily affected by salts require desalination
and subsequent consolidation treatments. This double intervention entails a risk associated …

The influence of environmental conditions on weathering of porous rocks by gypsum: a non-destructive study using acoustic emissions

B Menéndez, C David - Environmental earth sciences, 2013 - Springer
Gypsum is one of the most universally distributed salts in weathered materials but little is
known about the influence of environmental conditions on the damage generated by …