Effects of freezing-thawing and thermal shock cycles on physical and mechanical properties of filled and unfilled travertines

Demirdag, Servet

doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.06.045

Effects of freezing-thawing and thermal shock cycles on physical and mechanical properties of filled and unfilled travertines

Demirdag S.

CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, vol.47, pp.1395-1401, 2013 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 47
Publication Date: 2013
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.06.045
Title of Journal : CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
Page Numbers: pp.1395-1401

Abstract

The usage of travertine as a natural building and facing stone shows a gradually rising trend in construction sector around the world. Due to natural structure travertine consists of many pores during formation of rocks. White Portland cement, calcite and coloring agent are used to obtain filling material through the pores with optimum setting time as a cement filling technique.