Translucent marbles for building envelope applications: Weathering effects on surface lightness and finishing when exposed to simulated acid rain

Federica Rosso; Weihua Jin; Anna Laura Pisello; Marco Ferrero; Masoud Ghandehari

doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.01.041

Translucent marbles for building envelope applications: Weathering effects on surface lightness and finishing when exposed to simulated acid rain

Federica Rosso, Weihua Jin, Anna Laura Pisello, Marco Ferrero, Masoud Ghandehari

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Abstract

Marble thin panels are widely used for external building envelope application, due to their original light transparency effects during day-time and night-time. Considering their application in polluted environments and the interaction with aggressive agents, the aesthetical characteristics of this element could be compromised by degradation processes. To investigate such changes, experimental ageing test analyzing the effects of acid rain aggression on different marble samples is carried out in this research. Marbles' reactions are studied in terms of: lightness, gloss, and Distinctness Of Image. The main findings demonstrate how the acids hugely degrade both the marble typologies and quantify the modifications.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	146-153
Number of pages	8
Journal	Construction and Building Materials
Volume	108
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.01.041
State	Published - Apr 1 2016

Keywords

Acid rain degradation
Building envelope
Distinctness Of Image
Gloss
Lightness
Polluted environment
Thin marble
Translucent marble
Urban pollution
White marble

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Civil and Structural Engineering
Building and Construction
General Materials Science

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