RT journal article
T1 Evaluation of the petrophysical properties of sedimentary building stones in order to establish quality criteria
A1 Vázquez, Patricia
A1 Alonso, Francisco Javier
A1 Carrizo, Lucía
A1 Molina Piernas, Eduardo
A1 Cultrone, Giuseppe
A1 Blanco, Manuel
A1 Zamora, Inés
A2 Ciencias de la Tierra
K1 Sedimentary stones
K1 Petrography
K1 Porous system
K1 Petrophysical properties
K1 durability
AB Porous sedimentary stones are frequently used in the construction of many different kinds of buildings. In order to assess the quality of each stone as a building material, it is important to analyse its particular petrographic characteristics and physical properties, as these affect its behaviour when exposed to agents of decay. We selected six stone types with different petrophysical characteristics that are commonly used as construction materials in Spain. Two limestones with high porosity and notable textural differences performed worst. The bioclastic limestone from Santa Pudia showed poor mechanical behaviour, while the micritic limestone from Huesca had the worst response to water flow. Two sandstones performed better. They had medium porosity, a similar texture and certain differences in composition. The calcareous sandstone from Uncastillo performed worse in terms of hydric and mechanical behaviour and consequently is less durable than the siliciclastic sandstone from Villaviciosa. The highest quality stones, in terms of their hydric behaviour and mechanical properties are the crystalline dolostone from Boñar and the travertine from Albox, both of which have relatively low porosity.
PB Elsevier
SN 0950-0618
YR 2013
FD 2013
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/34926
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/34926
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 11-nov-2026