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Effect of application of lime plasters to salt-laden bricks

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    SYSNO ASEP0462129
    Document TypeC - Proceedings Paper (int. conf.)
    R&D Document TypeConference Paper
    TitleEffect of application of lime plasters to salt-laden bricks
    Author(s) Nunes, Cristiana Lara (UTAM-F) RID, ORCID, SAI
    Slížková, Zuzana (UTAM-F) RID, SAI, ORCID
    Number of authors2
    Source TitleInternational RILEM Conference on Materials, Systems and Structures in Civil Engineering. Segment on Historical Masonry. - Paris : RILEM Publications, 2016 / Rörig-Dalgaard I. ; Ioannou I. - ISBN 978-2-35158-174-2
    Pagess. 117-126
    Number of pages10 s.
    Publication formPrint - P
    ActionInternational RILEM Conference on Materials, Systems and Structures in Civil Engineering. Conference segment on Historical Masonry
    Event date22.08.2016 - 24.08.2016
    VEvent locationLyngby
    CountryDK - Denmark
    Event typeWRD
    Languageeng - English
    CountryFR - France
    Keywordslime plaster ; salt-laden bricks ; historic mortars
    Subject RIVAL - Art, Architecture, Cultural Heritage
    R&D ProjectsLO1219 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    AnnotationHistoric masonry is usually contaminated with soluble salts that change the properties of the original materials. The design of mortars for historical repairs should, therefore, take this condition into account. The aim of this study is to investigate the performance of lime plasters cured on a salt laden substrate. A lime mortar (L) and a lime mortar with a traditional hydrophobic admixture (LO) were applied to sodium sulphate laden bricks, and the properties of the plaster/brick systems were examined after curing. The results indicated that L mortar works as a salt-transporting plaster, whereas LO functions as a salt-blocking plaster and the salt accumulates preferentially at the interface between the plaster and the brick. The capillarity curves showed that the hydrophobic effect of LO plaster was significantly affected despite the small amount of salt that migrated from the brick to the plaster during curing. No change in the water absorption kinetics was observed for L plaster cured on a salt-laden brick and the drying process was only slightly altered while it extracted more than 50 wt.% of the salt initially present in the brick. In contrast, the hydrophobic plaster significantly reduced the drying rate in both salt-free and salt-contaminated bricks.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
    ContactKulawiecová Kateřina, kulawiecova@itam.cas.cz, Tel.: 225 443 285
    Year of Publishing2017
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