Preservation of Natural Stone and Rock Weathering: Proceedings of the ISRM Workshop W3, Madrid, Spain, 14 July 2007

 Content: Session 1, keynote lecture: Bulk and surface properties in stone conservation --
 Technical papers: Influence of measuring conditions on roughness parameters of ornamental rocks --
 Natural and artificial micro-cracking in limestone : a model of response to freezing-thawing --
 Digital image processing techniques as a tool for evaluating and mapping patinas on granite monuments --
 Water-rock interaction and its effect on the weathering of Yungang grottoes --
 Latvian dolomite : stone in art and architecture --
 Weathering and consolidation of grottoes along the Silk Road of China --
 Bowing of marble slabs : an integrated measurement system to monitor and predict the faðcade weathering --
 Monitoring of water absorption in sedimentary rocks by X-ray computer tomography --
 Characteristics and morphology of weathering crusts on porous limestone, the role of climate and air pollution --
 Some aspects of degradability of argillaceous rocks --
 Analysis of weathering and internal texture on the engineering properties of granites --
 Analysis of weathering and internal texture on the engineering properties of granites --
 Session 2, keynote lecture: Interventions in foundations, applicable techniques and pathology