Abstract: Stone masonry is the oldest building material that survived until today, being used all over the world, particularly in impressive historic structures as an evidence of the achievements of ancient cultures. Stone walls are ...

Abstract: Stone masonry buildings provide evidence of the cultural and historical values at the time. Therefore, it is important to preserve the stone of these buildings to harmful environment conditions like freeze-thaw and salt ...

Abstract: This paper deals with the experimental characterization of the fracture surface of granite, obtained from direct tensile tests. The objective is to address the dependence of Mode I fracture energy on the fracture surface’s ...

Abstract: Stone masonry buildings provide evidence of the cultural and historical values at the time. Therefore, it is important to preserve the stone of these buildings to harmful environment conditions like freeze-thaw and salt ...

Abstract: Masonry is the oldest building material that survived until today, being used all over the world, and is present in the most impressive historical structures. There is a considerable amount of existing masonry buildings ...