MATERIALS | TEST SETUP | TEST SAMPLES | FREEZE-THAW | INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUE | REF. |
Carrara marble | Triaxial | Ø5 mm, h: 10 mm | Int he range 23˚C - 25˚C First sample dry. Second sample wet. The sample was saturated in water under vacuum for 24 hr before the experiment. | Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT) Dynamic X-Ray Microcomputed Tomography Imaging (4‐D XCT) | [66] |
Carrara marble | Axially compressed | Ø10 mm, h: 20 mm | Dry; temperatures ranging 600˚C - 1000˚C. Wet; addition of 0.4% - 2.1% water. | Light Optical Polarization Microscope Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) | [67] |
Calcitic marble | Pulsed React or IBR-2 | Ø15 mm, h: 50 mm | Dry Conditions; Heating and cooling rate 0.5˚C/min 60˚C in cycle 1 and 90˚C in cycle 2 and 3 One hour before the heating -up of each cycle the climate chamber was filled with water Temperature 90˚C was kept for 8 h. | Displacement Sensor | [68] |