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1. Characteristics of masonry materials and weathering processes
1.1 Building materials
Like other natural products such as wood and earth, stone is one of the oldest building materials. In a building, it can be used for solid construction, either in dry stone or masonry, but it can also be used for cladding in the form of stapled or glued stone, or even for flooring.
The most common use of stone in old buildings is in the form of blocks, cut or uncut, to form a masonry wall. To form masonry, these stone blocks are assembled and bound with...
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Standards and norms
- Méthode d'essai pour pierres naturelles - Détermination du coefficient d'absorption d'eau par capillarité. - NF EN 1925 - Juillet 1999
- Méthode d'essai des pierres naturelles - Détermination de la résistance en compression uniaxiale. - NF EN 1926 - Avril 2007
- Conservation du patrimoine culturel - Lignes directives pour la caractérisation de la pierre naturelle utilisée dans la patrimoine culturels. - NF...
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