Multi-scale characterization of monument limestones.

Kévin Beck (1, 2) , Olivier Rozenbaum (1) , Muzahim Al-Mukhtar (2) , Alain Plançon (1)

1 ISTO - Institut des Sciences de la Terre d'Orléans
2 CRMD - Centre de Recherche sur la Matière Divisée

Among the parameters influencing stone deterioration, moisture and water movements through the pore network are essential. This communication presents differents methods to characterize stones and to determinate the water transfer properties. Results are analysed for two limestones having similar total porosity, but characterized by different pore networks. These different porous systems govern dissimilar water properties.

Keywords: Tuffeau; Sébastopol stone; porosity; pore size distribution; imbibition

Domains: Geophysics [physics.geo-ph]

Kévin Beck, Olivier Rozenbaum, Muzahim Al-Mukhtar, Alain Plançon. Multi-scale characterization of monument limestones.. 2003, 6p. ⟨hal-00093630⟩