This study presents a new landslide monitoring system, which is designed to be cost-
effective, robust, flexible, and scalable, aiming for long-term and real-time monitoring and …

Roofing slate is one of the world's most popular dimension rock products. This special type
of slate can be split into regular and thin tiles forming an exceptional covering material …

Roofing slate has its own regulations and standards, as with other natural stones. The two
main markets for roofing slate are USA/Canada and Europe. Given the very long tradition of …

The thermal diffusivity of slate has been measured on disc samples of 6mm in diameter and
2.25 to 2.45 mm in thickness by the laser flash method. A small, uniform, thermally insulated …

Slate is one of the most popular natural roofing materials, because of its ability to be split into
large, thin and waterproof tiles. However, while some slate roofs last up to two centuries …

This study investigates the feasibility of using a composite material comprising slate
reinforced with cork sheets for architectural purposes like facades and wall coverings. The …

Substitution of slate roofing tiles is a conventional operation during building restoration,
since tiles are very difficult to restore or clean because of the high degree of alteration they …

Raw material mechanical tests were conducted to answer the question whether differences
in raw material procurement among Early Upper Palaeolithic populations in Moravia (Czech …

Abstract The Iberian Peninsula is, nowadays, the main producer of roofing slate of the world.
Most of the outcrops are located in the NW of the Iberian Peninsula, in the regions of Galicia …

This study examines the relationship between the aesthetic parameters of color and
brightness and conversely, chemical-mineralogical composition in roofing slates from …