Salt weathering can cause substantial deterioration of natural rocks, building stones,
masonry materials, monuments, and engineering structures. Nearly two centuries of salt …

The durability of building materials with respect to salt crystallization is commonly
determined by accelerated weathering tests, carried out in the laboratory. An effective …

Hemp-lime concrete is a sustainable and carbon negative construction material. This paper
investigates the effect of binder type on mechanical strength and durability (resistance to …

This research develops analytical models in respectively describing the water vapour
sorption isotherm and permeability properties based on a probabilistic method for pore size …

Salt damage in stone results in part from crystallization of salts during drying. We study the
evaporation of aqueous salt solutions and the crystallization growth for sodium sulfate and …

Salt crystallization is a significant contributor to salt-induced damage in porous materials
such as stones and concrete. However, a quantitative study of the pore-filling process …

Saline solution properties, viscosity in particular, are shown to be critical in salt weathering
associated with sodium and magnesium sulfate crystallization in porous limestone. The …

Permeability is a fundamental physical property of a cement-based material and is closely
related to its pore structure. This study developed an improved model for permeability …

Effective industrial waste management is one of the challenges facing modern society. One
possible solution, the inclusion of different proportions of waste of varying nature in concrete …

Nano-sized titanium dioxide has demonstrated its efficiency in many application fields
thanks to its photocatalytic features that provide self-cleaning properties to the materials with …