MATERIALS | TEST SETUP | TEST SAMPLES | FREEZE-THAW | INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUE | REF. |
Marble/China | Uniaxial Multi-Level Cyclic Loading | Ø50 mm, h: 100 mm | Freeze-thaw treatments of 0, 20, 40 and 60 cycles 8 h under −40˚C 8 h at a room temperature 20˚C Vacuum saturation treatment for 24 h. | Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT) Acoustic Emission (AE) Computed Tomography (CT) Scanning | [63] |
Marble/China | Multi-level fatigue loading | Ø50 mm, h: 100 mm | Vacuum saturation treatment for 24 h. Freeze-Thaw cycles of 0, 20, 40, and 60. 8 h under −40˚C 8 h at a room temperature. | Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT) Scanning Electron Microscopy | [64] |
Carrara marble |
| 10 cm square plates | 25 freeze-thaw cycles for temperatures (100˚C, 200˚C, 300˚C and 400˚C). Thaw cycles for 30 min a recipient with ice cube are used. | Ultrasonic Laser Vibrometer | [65] |