Hannelore Derluyn

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used X-ray tomography, fluorescent light microscopy and thin section analysis to demonstrate that cracks were indeed partially filled with hydration products, calcium carbonate crystals and/or polyurethane which leached from the broken embedded capsules.

TL;DR: In this paper, Laboratory, continuous X-ray micro-CT scanning opens new perspectives for the pore-scale study of ice crystallization in porous media as well as for environmental processes related to freeze-thaw fracturing.

TL;DR: Experiments on porous media reveal the formation of Hopper crystals in the entrapped liquid pockets in the porous network and underline the fact that sodium chloride can easily reach high supersaturations, in spite of what is commonly assumed for this salt.

TL;DR: In this article, an experimental and quantitative analysis of capillary transport across the interface brick-mortar joint in masonry is presented, where the influence of curing conditions is analyzed by considering three types of mortars: cured in a mould, between capillary wet and dry bricks, and a decrease in moisture inflow for the mortars cured between bricks.

TL;DR: In this article, the same amount of water is used to dissolve the salt present in a stone, depending on whether this is done by a rapid saturation with liquid water or by a slow saturation using water vapor.