2005
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.12.080
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Deterioration of building materials in Roman catacombs: The influence of visitors

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“…SSA is directly related to porosity and inversely related to pore size (Benavente et al, 2007;Benavente, 2011) and therefore, provides pore structure information related to decay mechanisms. Thus, high SSA values imply a high susceptibility to salt weathering (Benavente et al, 2007), capillary stress (Benavante et al, 2008), high capacity to water condensation and retention within porous materials, and consequently, high bioreceptivity (Sanchez-Moral et al, 2005;Miller et al 2012). In addition, the presence of a water film might decrease the free surface energy of the material, decreasing its strength.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…SSA is directly related to porosity and inversely related to pore size (Benavente et al, 2007;Benavente, 2011) and therefore, provides pore structure information related to decay mechanisms. Thus, high SSA values imply a high susceptibility to salt weathering (Benavente et al, 2007), capillary stress (Benavante et al, 2008), high capacity to water condensation and retention within porous materials, and consequently, high bioreceptivity (Sanchez-Moral et al, 2005;Miller et al 2012). In addition, the presence of a water film might decrease the free surface energy of the material, decreasing its strength.…”
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“…Many subterranean sites, such as caves, mines, tunnels or catacombs, house geological, biological andlor historical elements which are considered natural and cultural heritages (Hill and Forti 1997;Sanchez-Moral et aL 2005). Caves usualIy show a stable and fragile confined environment that makes it very susceptible to disturban ces resulting from human activities.…”
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“…These clay minerals have a high specific surface area (*177 m 2 /g), which provides a high capacity and susceptibility to water condensation and retention compared to the host-rock (*77 m 2 /g). The relationship between specific surface area and water availability indicates a high bioreceptivity of these natural materials (Sanchez-Moral et al 2005). Figure 5 clearly shows that water adsorption increases as relative humidity increases for both the host-rock and the stuccos.…”
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