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

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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

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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

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