Open AccessDETERMINATION OF THERMAL RESPONSE OF CARRARA AND SNEZNIKOVSKY MARBLE USED AS A BUILDING MATERIALS
Author(s) -
Veronika Petráňová,
Jaroslav Valach,
Alberto Viani,
Marta Pérez Estébanez
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
acta polytechnica ctu proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2336-5382
DOI - 10.14311/app.2016.3.0056
Subject(s) - calcite , thermal expansion , weathering , texture (cosmology) , materials science , thermal , anisotropy , mineralogy , temperature cycling , geology , cladding (metalworking) , composite material , geochemistry , physics , computer science , optics , image (mathematics) , artificial intelligence , meteorology
Physical weathering of marble, widely used as a cladding material on buildings, is one of the most common damaging mechanism caused by anisotropic thermal expansion of calcite grains. The extent of marble deterioration depends mainly on stone fabric and texture. Dry cuboids of Carrara marble and marble from Dolni Morava quarry were subjected to microscopic analysis and thermal cycling, to determine the thermal expansion related to stone fabric and predominant lattice orientation of grains (i.e. texture).