Badania ultradźwiękowe w ocenie deterioracji skał

In an ageing process of stonework elements their strength and decoration value are changing. Ultrasonic method of nondestructive testing is especially applicable in determining the state of the art of rock deterioration and in forecasting and controlling further stages of changes. Tested were, alike, fresh rock samples and samples of deteriorated stoneworks from various locations, subjected to artificial ageing by cyclic freezing, saturating with salt solutions leading to fast drying and crystallizing of salts, and increasing of rock temperature. The poster shows results of comparable researches of ageing travertines from the Raciszyn quarry in Poland and from two locations in Hierapolis, Turkey.