Stains in facades' rendering - Diagnosis and maintenance techniques' classification

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2008

Authors

Inês Flores-Colen (Author) Other; Jorge de Brito (Author) Other; Vasco P. de Freitas (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Construction and Building Materials

Vol. 22 No. 3

Pages: 211-221

ISSN: 0950-0618

Publisher: Elsevier

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Civil engineering

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering > Civil engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-004-125

DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2006.08.023

Abstract (EN): Stains in rendered facades occur very frequently in recent buildings due to various causes (efflorescence, carbonation, corrosion, cracking, dirt deposition, biological colonization and others). Most of the stains are damaging. In an initial stage, these anomalies affect the aesthetics of the facade and, some types of stains, in conjunction with the presence of water, contribute to the physical degradation of the cladding. This paper presents a set of tables and correlation matrixes related with the different types of stains, their possible causes, diagnosis techniques and treatment techniques (in particular, cleaning techniques) aimed at removing the stains from the rendered facades.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 11