Water as the main factor in the degradation processes of clay brick

openaccess, Vol. 601 (9) 2022 / czwartek, 22 września, 2022

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DOI: 10.15199/33.2022.09.10

Stryszewska Teresa, Kańka Stanisław. 2022. Water as the main factor in the degradation processes of clay brick. Volume 601. Issue 9. Pages 80-83. Article in PDF file

Accepted for publication: 19.08.2022 r.

The article characterizes the basic factors significantly affecting the durability of brick masonry, especially clay brick. The most significant of these is water, which itself poses a threat to the masonry, as well as enabling other corrosive processes. Water also changes the texture of the brick, which causes deterioration of its mechanical properties. It allows the transport of salts, which crystallize causing the material to lose its compactness. Also in frost destruction, freezing in the pores of the material leads to its destruction. Water is also necessary for the growth of living organisms and microorganisms, which are the cause of biodeterioration.
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dr hab. inż. Teresa Stryszewska, prof. PK, Politechnika Krakowska; Wydział Inżynierii Lądowej ORCID: 0000-0003-1984-4425
dr inż. Stanisław Kańka, Politechnika Krakowska; Wydział Inżynierii Lądowej

dr hab. inż. Teresa Stryszewska, prof. PK, Politechnika Krakowska; Wydział Inżynierii Lądowej ORCID: 0000-0003-1984-4425

 teresa.stryszewska@pk.edu.pl

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