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Limestones under salt decay tests: assessment of pore network-dependent durability predictors

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Three Portuguese limestones (two grainstones, Semi-rijo and Moca Creme commercial types, and a travertine) were subjected to salt crystallisation test (EN 12370:1999). Grainstones specimens showed higher weight loss than the travertine ones. Results are discussed, using parametric and nonparametric statistics, in relation to pore space characteristics that have been considered durability predictors, evaluated at the macroscopic (water imbibition) and microscopic (mercury injection porosimetry) levels. Several of the pore-space parameters indicate differences between grainstones and travertine, but these differences are much lower than the differences in weight loss. Results of the durability dimensional estimator (DDE) seem to present a discrepancy, with higher values in the rock type having lower weight loss (travertine). Additionally, weathering patterns of travertine samples show marked irregularities (a feature that is not assessed by weight loss). These irregularities are attributed to heterogeneous spatial distribution of detritic components (a feature that is not assessed by pore-space parameters). Comparing the grainstones, Moca Creme showed higher values of mass loss and several durability predictors suggested noteworthy differences in relation to Semi-rijo. However, these differences are much lower than differences in weight loss. Calculated crystallisation pressures are even higher for Semi-rijo. It is proposed that petrographical aspects of Moca Creme, namely heterogeneity related to the presence of bioclasts and veinlets, could contribute to explain the higher weathering susceptibility of this rock type. These results highlight the need to include petrographical features in assessments of durability and the usefulness of visual description on the characterization of salt weathering.

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This research was developed in the scope of the Project PORENET (POCTI/CTA/44940/2002) of the Portuguese Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. The research units involved receive support from the Pluriannual program of Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, funded by the European Union (FEDER) and the national budget of the Portuguese Republic. Acknowledgments are also due to Eng. Teresa Luís, Eng. Sónia Pereira and the Enterprise Mármores Galrão for the initial blocks for the specimen extraction.

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Alves, C., Figueiredo, C., Maurício, A. et al. Limestones under salt decay tests: assessment of pore network-dependent durability predictors. Environ Earth Sci 63, 1511–1527 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-011-0915-1

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