TY - JOUR AU - Ordaz, Jorge PY - 1983/09/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Características físicas y alterabilidad de la piedra de Villamayor (Salamanca) JF - Materiales de Construcción JA - Mater. constr. VL - 33 IS - 190-191 SE - Research Articles DO - 10.3989/mc.1983.v33.i190-191.973 UR - https://materconstrucc.revistas.csic.es/index.php/materconstrucc/article/view/973 SP - 85-95 AB - Physical properties of Villamayor sandstone (Salamanca), and especially porosity, water absorption and capillary flow through rock are studied in relation to its lithological characteristics. Laboratory weatherability tests (wetting-drying, freezing-thawing, and salt crystallisation) shows the susceptibility to destructive effects of frost and humidity fluctuations, and provides estimated data about the potential durability of this building stone. ER -