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Impact of Biocorrosion on the Durability of Etics and Empirical Findings About the Periodocity of Maintenance Cover

Impact of Biocorrosion on the Durability of Etics and Empirical Findings About the Periodocity of Maintenance

Open Access
|Jul 2013

Abstract

Generally, the role of living organisms (especially bacteria, cyanophytes, algae and fungi) in the physical and chemical processes of the biocorrosion of an external thermal insulation composite system (ETICS) is underestimated. These organisms are the ones that are responsible for a wide range of changes in or "diseases" of building materials and constructions, including damage to a building´s appearance or the destruction and complete collapse of the characteristics and requirements of materials and the ETICS construction.

The following article concerns the impact of biological factors on the durability of ETICS. It shows the importance of and necessity to maintain it, and the method and periodicity of the maintenance.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjce-2013-0009 | Journal eISSN: 1338-3973 | Journal ISSN: 1210-3896
Language: English
Page range: 21 - 28
Published on: Jul 30, 2013
Published by: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2013 Naďa Antošová, published by Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.