Overview
- Presents a case study from the Northeast Region of Brazil
- Describes a methodology for characterizing pathological problems
- Showcases the effects of soluble mineral salts on ceramic bricks
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology (BRIEFSAPPLSCIENCES)
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About this book
This book discusses the effects of soluble mineral salts on ceramic brick masonry walls in Petrolina, a city in Pernambuco, Brazil, located 780 km from the ocean. To shed light on this phenomenon, the authors mapped the pathologies originating from the effects of soluble mineral salts and installed wells to monitor the underground water supply at five locations in the city where the phenomenon most frequently occurs. Further, they analyzed samples of soil, groundwater, and bricks affected by the phenomenon and measured levels of chloride in the atmosphere at these sites. The results obtained indicate that the pathological manifestations are influenced by the high levels of soluble salts observed in the soil and groundwater samples collected, and are not affected by chloride in the atmosphere.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Salt Damage in Ceramic Brick Masonry
Authors: João M.P.Q. Delgado, Fernando A.N. Silva, António C. Azevedo, Ariosvaldo Ribeiro
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47114-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-47113-2Published: 03 May 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-47114-9Published: 02 May 2020
Series ISSN: 2191-530X
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5318
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 56
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour
Topics: Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials, Building Materials