Patrick Fontana

TL;DR: In this article, a comparison of the mechanical performance of structural elements built in three basic techniques, earth block (adobe) masonry, rammed earth and cob, is presented in order to gain better knowledge on the structural behaviour under static loads.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors focused on the determination of reliable numerical models of earth block masonry wallettes under different loading conditions and performed uniaxial compression and diagonal compression tests.

TL;DR: Water-repellent mortars were prepared using different hydrophobic compounds as admixtures Calcium and zinc stearates, silane/siloxane products (as liquid solution and powder) were mixed into limestone cement mortars for obtaining in-bulk water-resistant mortars suitable for building protection and resistant to the degrading action of water.

TL;DR: In this paper, a pozzolana-lime mortar modified with water-repellent admixtures was designed and studied to obtain mortars for restoration application and the mechanical behavior, the pore structure and the hygric behavior were measured.

TL;DR: In this paper, the orientation distribution of fibers in a short-fiber reinforced composite was investigated using computed tomography (CT) and it was shown that CT produces results suitable for reconstruction of the orientation distributions function.