Testing the durability of limestone for cathedral façade restoration

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LAYCOCK, Elizabeth A, SPENCE, Kevin, JEFFERSON, David P, HETHERINGTON, Stephen, MARTIN, Bill and WOODS, Christopher (2008). Testing the durability of limestone for cathedral façade restoration. Environmental Geology, 56 (3-4), 521-528. [Article]

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Abstract

This research aimed to specify an optimum replacement stone for Truro Cathedral. A variety of petrographically and visually similar material to the original Bath stone was initially selected. The stones were subjected to 3 different durability tests; Sodium sulphate crystallisation and large scale testing with both accelerated and climatic freeze-thaw cyclic loading. The most suitable stone was determined as the one with the best performance characteristics overall.

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Official URL:

http://link.springer.com/journal/254

Additional Information:

Special Issue: Monument Future: Climate Change, Air Pollution, Decay and Conservation - The Wolf-Dieter-Grimm Volume

Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:

Built Environment Division Research Group

Page Range:

521-528

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ORCID:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3758-6829