• Consolidation of volcanic tuffs with TEOS and TMOS: a systematic study 

      Pötzl, ChristopherORCIDiD; Rucker, Stine; Wendler, Eberhard; Siegesmund, Siegfried (Environmental Earth Sciences, 2021-12-08)
      In this study, nine volcanic tuffs from Armenia, Germany and Mexico were treated with two commercially available consolidants on base of silicic acid ester, as well as different pretreatments with an anti-swelling agent ...
    • Key parameters of volcanic tuffs used as building stone: a statistical approach 

      Pötzl, ChristopherORCIDiD; Siegesmund, Siegfried; López-Doncel, Rubén; Dohrmann, ReinerORCIDiD (Environmental Earth Sciences, 2021-12-08)
      Volcanic tuffs naturally show a strong heterogeneity in their petrography and petrophysical properties. The arrangement of the components in tuffs can create a very wide spectrum of porosities and fabrics, which in turn ...