Natural stone in ventilated façades: method for determining the appropriate moisture content for strength tests

The article discusses the effect of the assumptions about moisture content on the design of ventilated façades with porous natural stone cladding. Moisture is shown to impact cladding strength and condition its dimensions. For this reason the performance of such façades when exposed to water should...

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Main Author: C. Vielba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2009-03-01
Series:Materiales de Construccion
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Online Access:http://materconstrucc.revistas.csic.es/index.php/materconstrucc/article/view/126

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