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T1 Evaluation of the Behaviour of a Macroporous Mortar Coating with Respect to Rising Damp
A1 Camino Olea, María Soledad
A1 Cabeza Prieto, Alejandro
A1 Sáez Pérez, María Paz
A1 Llorente Álvarez, Alfredo
A1 Rodríguez Esteban, María Ascensión
K1 historic buildings
K1 brickwork
K1 restoration
K1 dampness
K1 macroporous mortars
K1 historic buildings, brickwork, restoration, dampness, macroporous mortars
K1 6201 Arquitectura
K1 3305 Tecnología de la Construcción
AB Brick masonry walls in Cultural Heritage buildings often have problems caused by rising damp. One solution is to coat the walls with repair mortars, including macroporous mortars. Their function is to ensure that the wall has a lower moisture content than without the coating to reduce deterioration, prevent efflorescence and prevent damp stains. This article presents the conclusions reached on the behaviour of macroporous mortars with regard to water absorption by capillary action and the drying process, by means of laboratory tests carried out on brick and mortar specimens of a similar composition to the old walls, coated with macroporous mortars. From the study it can be concluded that these coatings can help to maintain a lower level of humidity in the masonry before reaching saturation.
SN 1640-4920
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/79192
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/79192
LA eng
NO Inżynieria Mineralna, 2024, 2, (2), n.68 p. 1-8
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 08-nov-2025