Stuccos and román concretes of the Baelo Claudia city (Cádiz): Characterization and causes of decay

[EN]This paper presents the study of the nature and conservation state of different stuccos and Roman concretes from the Roman city of Baelo Claudia (Cádiz). The chemical, mineralogical and microstructural compositions of the said materials have been established. Different causes of their decay have...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Puertas, Francisca, Blanco-Varela, María Teresa, Palomo, Ángel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:1994
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/34528
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/34528
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Estado de conservación
Baelo Claudia
Roman concretes
Conservation
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Sumario:[EN]This paper presents the study of the nature and conservation state of different stuccos and Roman concretes from the Roman city of Baelo Claudia (Cádiz). The chemical, mineralogical and microstructural compositions of the said materials have been established. Different causes of their decay have been found, among which we should emphasize the loss of the binding material (lime), basically due to the processes of partial solubilization; the lack of bond between the stuccos and the support stone, due to the different characteristics and properties of these two materials; and finally, the biological-type attack with the proliferation and colonization of different organisms in the said materials.