Drying response of lime-mortar joints in granite masonry after an intense rainfall and after repointing

Moisture movement through mortar joints Figure 5a, c shows normalised moisture levels over time at surface and at depth for all the joints in all five walls. Granite is not present in Fig. 5a, c as very few differences were seen. Figure 5b, b’, d, d’ show the differences of moisture level from the measurement taken before rain […]