MODYFIKACJA PRZESTRZENI POROWEJ ZAIMPREGNOWANYCH PIASKOWCÓW SZYDŁOWIECKICH

Abstract

MODIFICATIONS OF PORE SPACE OF IMPREGNATED SZYD£OWIEC SANDSTONESAbstract. The article presents the results of porosimetric analysis of Szydłowiec sandstone subjected to the procedure of structural strengthening by means of several silica-organic compounds based on ethyl esters of silicic acid. Two types of sandstones were analyzed during the study: the first from a building in Warsaw and the second from the quarry in OEmi³ów. Microstructures of hydrolytic polycondensation products after 4 weeks of seasoning were observed using scanning by electron microscope (SEM). Silica gel, which was formed in pores of the sandstones, slightly reduced the porosity of the stones and modified the space of pores. The diameter of pores of the sandstones decreased and the physical and mechanical parameters improved as a result of impregnation.