Freeze–thaw fracturing in building granites

Freire-Lista, David Martín; Fort, Rafael; Varas–Muriel, M.J.

doi:10.1016/j.coldregions.2015.01.008

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“…Ornamental granitoids are characterized by a low porosity and, therefore, decay less in terms of overall strength in comparison to other stone types when subject to weathering agents such as salt crystallization or freezing [29][30][31]. However, granitoids may show intense changes of surface properties, such as gloss, colour or roughness, which may lead to inadmissible aesthetic damage when these are used as ornamental stone [29,[32][33][34].…”

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Evolution of surface properties of ornamental granitoids exposed to high temperatures

Vázquez

Acuña

Benavente

et al. 2016

Construction and Building Materials

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Evolution of surface properties of ornamental granitoids exposed to high temperatures

Vázquez

Acuña

Benavente

et al. 2016

Construction and Building Materials

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“…PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES, CHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND DURABILITY OF PIEDRA BERROQUEÑA The tectonic, petrological, petrophysical and chemical characteristics of Piedra Berroqueña are similar across the region (Tables 3, 4). These characteristics are largely determined by a linear crack density (Wang et al 1989;Sousa et al 2005;Ismael and Hassan 2008;Vázquez 2010) that ranges from a high of 1.8 microcracks per millimetre in Zarzalejo granite to a low of 0.9 microcracks per millimetre in Colmenar Viejo granite (Freire-Lista et al 2015a). The increase in linear crack density after exposing the Alpedrete, Cadalso de los Vidrios, Colmenar Viejo and Zarzalejo stones to 280 freeze-thaw cycles was similar in all the granites studied (Table 5).…”

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Heritage Stone 4. The Piedra Berroqueña Region: Candidacy for Global Heritage Stone Province Status

Freire-Lista

Fort²

2016

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The Piedra Berroqueña region in the Guadarrama Mountains, part of Spain’s Central Range, supplies most of the construction granite used in Madrid and surrounding provinces. The region’s quarrying towns preserve their granite extraction and hewing traditions. Historic quarries form part of the landscape, as do current extraction sites with huge reserves that guarantee a speedy supply of variously finished dimension stone. Piedra Berroqueña granite has been in use as a construction material since long before Roman times. Many important monuments, including San Lorenzo Royal Monastery at El Escorial (1563−1584), Madrid’s Royal Palace (1738−1764), the Alcalá Gate (1770−1778), the Prado Museum (1785−1808) and Puerta del Sol (one of Madrid’s main squares), owe their good state of preservation to the stone’s petrophysical characteristics and durability. The granite is also found in most of the city’s housing and streets, as well as in modern buildings the world over, such as the airport terminals at Athens and Cork, and the British consulate at Hong Kong. Four major types of monzogranite occur including: biotitic monzogranites containing some cordierite, biotitic monzogranites containing some amphibole, biotitic monzogranites having no cordierite or amphibole, and leucogranites. The petrological, petrophysical and chemical properties of Piedra Berroqueña, which afford it great durability, vary little from one variety to another and depend on the degree of alteration. Physical and chemical characteristics were determined for five granites representative of historic or active quarries in the Piedra Berroqueña region: Alpedrete (monzogranite containing cordierite); Cadalso de los Vidrios (leucogranite); La Cabrera (monzogranite containing amphibole); Colmenar Viejo (monzogranites containing cordierite) and Zarzalejo (monzogranites having no cordierite or amphibole). The Piedra Berroqueña region meets the requirements of a Global Heritage Stone Province, and this paper supports the Piedra Berroqueña region's application for recognition as such. This distinction would enhance public awareness of an area committed to quarrying and working the local stone.RÉSUMÉLa région de Piedra Berroqueña dans les monts de Guadarrama, qui fait partie de la chaine centrale d'Espagne, est la principale source du granite de construction utilisé à Madrid et dans les provinces environnantes. Les agglomérations de la région qui exploitent une carrière conservent leur tradition d’extraction et de taille du granite. Les anciennes carrières font maintenant partie du paysage, comme les sites d'extraction actuels avec d'énormes réserves ce qui garantit un approvisionnement rapide en pierre de taille de fini varié. Le granite de Piedra Berroqueña a été utilisé comme matériau de construction bien avant l'époque romaine. De nombreux monuments importants, y compris le monastère royal de San Lorenzo à l'Escurial (1563–1584), le palais royal de Madrid (1738–1764), la porte d'Alcalá (1770–1778), le musée du Prado (1785–1808) et la Puerta del Sol (une des principales places de Madrid), doivent leur bon état de conservation aux caractéristiques pétrophysiques et à la durabilité de la pierre. Ce granite se retrouve également dans la plupart des habitations et des rues de la ville, ainsi que dans des bâtiments modernes du monde entier, tels que les terminaux de l'aéroport d'Athènes et de Cork, et le consulat britannique à Hong Kong. Il est constitué de quatre grandes classes de monzogranite : des monzogranites à biotite contenant un peu de cordiérite, des monzogranites à biotite contenant un peu d’amphibole, des monzogranites à biotite ne contenant ni cordiérite ni amphibole, et les leucogranites. Les propriétés pétrographiques, pétrophysiques et chimiques des granites de Piedra Berroqueña qui leur assurent une grande durabilité, varient peu d'une variété à l'autre et dépendent du degré d'altération. Les caractéristiques physiques et chimiques ont été déterminées sur cinq granites représentatifs des carrières historiques et actives de la région de Piedra Berroqueña : Alpedrete (monzogranite à cordiérite); Cadalso de los Vidrios (leucogranite); La Cabrera (monzogranite à amphibole); Colmenar Viejo (monzogranite à cordiérite); et Zarzalejo (monzogranite sans cordiérite ni amphibole). La région Piedra Berroqueña répond aux critères d'une Province pétrologique du patrimoine mondial, et le présent article documente la candidature de la région de Piedra Berroqueña à cet effet. Cette distinction permettrait d'améliorer la sensibilisation du public concernant une région spécialisée dans l’extraction et à la taille de la pierre locale. Traduit par le Traducteur

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“…The number of FT cycles is determined by the deterioration characteristics of the physical and mechanical parameters of specimens subjected to FT cycles . Shen et al adopted the FT coefficient R f as a decision index to determine the number of FT cycles and analyzed some of the previous studies on sandstone subjected to FT cycles . The analyzed results show that, when the FT coefficient R f is less than 0.75, the strength of sandstone decreases markedly.…”

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Experimental study on effects of freeze‐thaw fatigue damage on the cracking behaviors of sandstone containing two unparallel fissures

Zhou

Niu

Zhang

et al. 2019

Fatigue Fract Eng Mat Struct

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This paper investigates the effects of freeze‐thaw (FT) fatigue damage on the cracking behaviors of sandstone specimens containing two unparallel fissures under uniaxial compression. First, the effects of FT fatigue damage and fissure angle on the mechanical properties of sandstone specimens are analyzed. Second, the real‐time cracking process of sandstone specimens is captured by a high‐speed digital video camera system. Seven crack coalescence patterns are observed in this experiment. Local strong fatigue‐damaged zones, which are visualized as white zones, are observed in the specimens subjected to FT cycles during loading. Finally, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations show that the local strong fatigue‐damaged zones mainly consisted of microcracks and micropores induced by the FT fatigue damage. These experimental results are helpful for improving the understanding of the cracking process in cold‐region engineering.

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Freeze–thaw fracturing in building granites

Cited by 127 publications

References 81 publications

Evolution of surface properties of ornamental granitoids exposed to high temperatures

Evolution of surface properties of ornamental granitoids exposed to high temperatures

Heritage Stone 4. The Piedra Berroqueña Region: Candidacy for Global Heritage Stone Province Status

Experimental study on effects of freeze‐thaw fatigue damage on the cracking behaviors of sandstone containing two unparallel fissures

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