Victor Cardenes

Dr. Victor Cardenes

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Academic Career Length

27Years (2000-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 January 2015 in Gondwana Research
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AOAlvaro Rubio Ordóñez
Alvaro Rubio Ordóñez
Gabriel Gutierrez-AlonsoGabriel Gutierrez-Alonso
Gabriel Gutierrez-Alonso
PVP. Valverde-Vaquero
P. Valverde-Vaquero
ACA. Cuesta
A. Cuesta
GGG. Gallastegui
G. Gallastegui
VCVictor Cardenes
Victor Cardenes

11 August 2013 in Environmental Earth Sciences
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Victor Cardenes
FMF. J. Mateos
F. J. Mateos
SFS. Fernández-Lorenzo
S. Fernández-Lorenzo
Two of the most popular weathering tests used for dimension stone are EN 12371 freeze–thaw (FT) and EN 12370 Salt Crystallization (SC). These tests are used to assign a durability value to the rocks. Both tests are based on the cyclical growth of crystals in the porous system of the rock, which causes structural stress on the rock matrix that may affect its integrity. The weathering mechanism is the same in both tests although the rate of volume increase is higher for the salt crystals. Due to this similarity, the two tests provide complementary information. The EN (European Norms) recommend evaluating the results together, but do not establish correlations between the results of these two tests for different types of rocks. Knowing these relationships would improve the understanding of the results and the response to weathering of the rock once placed in a building. In this work, several ornamental rocks (sandstones, limestones, dolostones, and a travertine) from the Iberian Peninsula were submitted to FT and SC tests. Rocks were mineralogically and petrographically characterized, and their porous systems were defined by a combination of techniques (scanning electronic microscopy, digital images analysis, and mercury porosimetry). The results of the tests were quantified numerically to compare them. The velocity of propagation of ultrasonic waves was measured before and after the tests. After the statistical analysis, significant correlations were found between the FT and SC tests, and between the connected porosity and the durability index of the rocks.

1 October 2011 in Journal of Cultural Heritage
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BPBeatriz Prieto
Beatriz Prieto
PFPerla Ferrer
Perla Ferrer
Patricia SanmartínPatricia Sanmartín
Patricia Sanmartín
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Victor Cardenes
BSBenita Silva
Benita Silva

1 July 2016 in Construction and Building Materials
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Victor Cardenes
JCJean Pierre Cnudde
Jean Pierre Cnudde
JWJörn Wichert
Jörn Wichert
DLDavid Large
David Large
ALAurora López-Mungira
Aurora López-Mungira
Veerle CnuddeVeerle Cnudde
Veerle Cnudde

1 March 2012 in Engineering Geology
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Victor Cardenes
CMCarmela Monterroso
Carmela Monterroso
AOAlvaro Rubio Ordóñez
Alvaro Rubio Ordóñez
FMF.J. Mateos
F.J. Mateos
LCL. Calleja
L. Calleja

30 October 2017 in Geoheritage
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Victor Cardenes
MLM. Ponce De León
M. Ponce De León
XRXosé-Antón Rodríguez
Xosé-Antón Rodríguez
AOAlvaro Rubio Ordóñez
Alvaro Rubio Ordóñez