Costales, Sara Sesma;
Aktas, Yasemin D;
Basu, Sudeshna;
Cambray, Toby;
Dursun, Felat;
(2023)
Moisture Compatibility of Portland Stones and other Oolitic Limestones.
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Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings 2023 (ICMB23).
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Abstract
Approximately 30% of Europe's building stock comprises historic buildings, with the UK having a significant contribution of Portland stone structures. However, difficulties in sourcing the original material have led to the need for compatible material substitutes. Currently, the level of compatibility required between original and substitute material has not been quantified, and the approach has been to evaluate each case separately. This research aims to answer the question of how compatible is compatible enough, specifically in relation to moisture risk, and provide a guiding framework for the heritage conservation sector. The project uses a sensitivity analysis to quantify the compatibility of Portland Stone and other Oolitic limestones, considering porosity and age of the original/substitute stone as sensitive parameters when selecting compatible strategies for repair and reconstruction
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | Moisture Compatibility of Portland Stones and other Oolitic Limestones |
| Event: | 2nd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings 2023 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.14293/icmb230046 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.14293/icmb230046 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Published under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International ( CC BY 4.0). Users are allowed to share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format) and adapt (remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially), as long as the authors and the publisher are explicitly identified and properly acknowledged as the original source. |
| Keywords: | Portland Stone, Oolitic Limestone, stone repair, moisture compatibility, moisture risk, mould growth, freeze-thaw, framework |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10172709 |
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