Issue 4/2013
Issue Title: Thematic Issue: Urban use of rocks-The Bernard-Smith-Volume
Content (26 Articles)
Editorial to the Special Issue “urban use of rocks” in Environmental Earth Science
Siegfried Siegesmund, Peter Brimblecombe
An urban geomonumental route focusing on the petrological and decay features of traditional building stones used in Madrid, Spain
Elena Mercedes Perez-Monserrat, Monica Alvarez de Buergo, Miguel Gomez-Heras, Maria Jose Varas Muriel, Rafael Fort Gonzalez
The Angera stone: a challenging conservation issue in the polluted environment of Milan (Italy)
D. Gulotta, M. Bertoldi, S. Bortolotto, P. Fermo, A. Piazzalunga, L. Toniolo
The effect of air pollution on stone decay: the decay of the Drachenfels trachyte in industrial, urban, and rural environments—a case study of the Cologne, Altenberg and Xanten cathedrals
B. Graue, S. Siegesmund, P. Oyhantcabal, R. Naumann, T. Licha, K. Simon
The influence of relative humidity on the SO2 deposition velocity to building stones: a chamber study at very low SO2 concentration
Utz Wiese, Andreas Behlen, Michael Steiger
Traffic-related immissions and their impact on historic buildings: implications from a pilot study at two German cities
Michael Auras, Silvia Beer, Petra Bundschuh, Joachim Eichhorn, Martin Mach, Dirk Scheuvens, Michael Schorling, Jonas von Schumann, Rolf Snethlage, Stephan Weinbruch
Cryptogam covers on sepulchral monuments and re-colonization of a marble surface after cleaning
Christine Hallmann, Wanja Wedekind, Dorothea Hause-Reitner, Michael Hoppert
Numerical modeling of moisture transport in sandstone: the influence of pore space, fabric and clay content
H. Stück, R. Plagge, S. Siegesmund
Moisture expansion associated to secondary porosity: an example of the Loseros Tuff of Guanajuato, Mexico
Rubén López-Doncel, Wanja Wedekind, Reiner Dohrmann, Siegfried Siegesmund
Weathering of volcanic tuff rocks caused by moisture expansion
Wanja Wedekind, Rubén López-Doncel, Reiner Dohrmann, Mathias Kocher, Siegfried Siegesmund
Changing climate, changing process: implications for salt transportation and weathering within building sandstones in the UK
S. McCabe, B. J. Smith, J. J. McAlister, M. Gomez-Heras, D. McAllister, P. A. Warke, J. M. Curran, P. A. M. Basheer
Surface changes on crystalline stones due to salt crystallisation
Patricia Vázquez, Ana Luque, Francisco J. Alonso, Carlota M. Grossi
Magnesium sulphate salts on monuments in Saxony (Germany): regional geological and environmental causes
Heiner Siedel
Microcracking in calcite and dolomite marble: microstructural influences and effects on properties
Victoria Shushakova, Edwin R. Fuller Jr., Siegfried Siegesmund
Marble decay induced by thermal strains: simulations and experiments
Victoria Shushakova, Edwin R. Fuller Jr., Florian Heidelbach, David Mainprice, Siegfried Siegesmund
Petrographical and petrophysical properties of sandstones: statistical analysis as an approach to predict material behaviour and construction suitability
H. Stück, R. Koch, S. Siegesmund
The influence of the characteristics of quartz and mineral deterioration on the strength of granitic dimensional stones
Luís M. O. Sousa
Differences in the quality of polishing between sound and weathered granites
Luís M. O. Sousa, Bruno M. M. Gonçalves
Dolomitic slates from Uruguay: petrophysical and petromechanical characterization and deposit evaluation
Manuela Morales Demarco, Pedro Oyhantçabal, Karl-Jochen Stein, Siegfried Siegesmund
Granitic dimensional stones in Uruguay: evaluation and assessment of potential resources
Manuela Morales Demarco, Pedro Oyhantçabal, Karl-Jochen Stein, Siegfried Siegesmund
The influence of binder/aggregate ratio on the pore properties and strength of repair mortars
B. Szemerey-Kiss, Á. Török, S. Siegesmund
Stability assessment of marble statuaries of the Schlossbrücke (Berlin, Germany) based on rock strength measurements and ultrasonic wave velocities
J. Ruedrich, C. Knell, J. Enseleit, Y. Rieffel, S. Siegesmund
Non-destructive microtomography-based imaging and measuring laboratory-induced degradation of travertine, a random heterogeneous geomaterial used in urban heritage
António Maurício, Carlos Figueiredo, Carlos Alves, Manuel Pereira
Monitoring of the temperature–moisture regime in St. Martin’s Cathedral tower in Bratislava
D. Fidríková, V. Greif, P. Dieška, V. Štofanik, L. Kubičár, J. Vlčko