Evaluation of consolidant behavior in Itararé sandstone

• Grant number: 13/24833-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
• Start date: September 01, 2014
• End date: November 06, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Geosciences - Geology
• Principal Investigator: Eliane Aparecida Del Lama
• Grantee: Danielle Grossi
• Supervisor: George W. Scherer
• Host Institution: Instituto de Geociências (IGC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Princeton University, United States
• Associated to the scholarship: 12/24067-4 - Evaluation of the application of consolidants on the Itararé sandstone, constituent of the facade of the municipal theater of São Paulo, BP.DR

Abstract

This project is part of the PhD research project "Evaluation of the consolidants application on the Itararé Sandstone, constituent of the façade of the Municipal Theater of São Paulo" developed at the Geosciences Institute of the University of São Paulo. The goal is to perform experimental activities of consolidant implementation and evaluate the increase of the rock strength at Princeton University, New Jersey (USA), under the supervision of Professor George W. Scherer. (AU)