
Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
Detection of damage due to salt crystallization through
the Scaling Subtraction Method
P. Antonaci, P.G. Bocca, A.S. Gliozzi & M. Scalerandi
Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
ABSTRACT: A laboratory procedure aimed at generating a progressive deterioration of the interface between
brick and mortar layers in controlled experimental conditions was developed at the Non Destructive Testing
Laboratory of the Politecnico di Torino. It was carried out to explore the role of salt crystallization due to ...