Precipitation triggered rock dynamics: the missing mesoscopic link

Project Information

PRD-Trigger

Grant agreement ID: 850853

DOI

10.3030/850853

Project closed

EC signature date 25 October 2019

Start date 1 February 2020

End date 31 March 2026

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost

€ 1 491 330,00

EU contribution

€ 1 491 330,00

Coordinated by

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS
France

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Deliverables

Open Research Data Pilot (1)

Data Management Plan

The DMP provides an analysis of the main elements of the data management policy .

Publications

Book chapters (1)

Observations expérimentales sur la cristallisation des sels dans les géomatériaux

Author(s): Derluyn, H.
Published in: Cristallisation de sels en milieu poreux, 2023, Page(s) 115-144, ISBN 978-1-78948-114-3
Publisher: ISTE Editions Ltd

Peer reviewed articles (17)

Multiscale simulation of salt crystallization-induced damage in porous materials

Author(s): N. Lo Presti, A. M. D’Altri, L. Patruno, G. Castellazzi, H. Derluyn, S. de Miranda
Published in: Materials and Structures, Issue 58, 2026, ISSN 1359-5997
Publisher: R I L E M Publications S. A. R. L.
DOI: 10.1617/s11527-025-02709-7

Laboratory spectral X-ray tomography for the differentiation of common rock-forming minerals

Author(s): K. Kularatne, O. Darouich, P. Sénéchal, P. Moonen, H. Derluyn
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 16, 2026, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-47955-z

Salt weathering of antique Dutch ceramic tiles

Author(s): T. Chekai, R. Wijnhorst, P. Sénéchal, D. Grégoire, N. Shahidzadeh, H. Derluyn
Published in: Journal of Cultural Heritage, Issue 72, 2025, Page(s) 121-130, ISSN 1296-2074
Publisher: Elsevier Masson
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2025.01.004

Are the Fe-rich-clay veins in the igneous rock of the Kansas (USA) Precambrian crust of magmatic origin?

Author(s): Valentine Combaudon, Olivier Sissmann, Sylvain Bernard, Jean-Christophe Viennet, Valentine Megevand, Corentin Le Guillou, Julia Guélard, Isabelle Martinez, François Guyot, Hannelore Derluyn, Eric Deville
Published in: Lithos, Issue 474-475, 2024, Page(s) 107583, ISSN 0024-4937
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2024.107583

Towards a more effective and reliable salt crystallisation test for porous building materials: Predictive modelling of sodium chloride salt distribution

Author(s): D’Altri A.M., de Miranda S., Beck K., De Kock T., Derluyn H.
Published in: Construction and Building Materials, Issue 304, 2021, Page(s) 124436, ISSN 0950-0618
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.124436

Quantifying sorptivity using the contact sponge method: an improved calculation method validated by classical capillary rise experiments and neutron radiography

Author(s): H. Derluyn, J. Desarnaud, D. Vandevoorde, J. Dewanckele, M. N. Boone, S. Peetermans, E. Lehmann, H. Viles, V. Cnudde
Published in: Materials and Structures, Issue 59, 2026, ISSN 1359-5997
Publisher: R I L E M Publications S. A. R. L.
DOI: 10.1617/s11527-026-03118-0

Impact of efflorescence on internal salt precipitation dynamics during injection of gases in porous rocks

Author(s): Gülce Kalyoncu Pakkaner, Veerle Cnudde, Hannelore Derluyn, Tom Bultreys
Published in: Advances in Water Resources, Issue 201, 2026, Page(s) 104984, ISSN 0309-1708
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2025.104984

Salt crystallization at hydrophobic/hydrophilic interfaces in two- and three-dimensional model porous networks and its consequences on drying

Author(s): R. Wijnhorst, T. Chekai, S. Faucher, H. Derluyn, N. Shahidzadeh
Published in: Physical Review Applied, Issue 23, 2025, ISSN 2331-7019
Publisher: American Physical Society (APS)
DOI: 10.1103/physrevapplied.23.054048

Sol-gel transition by evaporation in porous media

Author(s): Romane Le Dizès Castell, Leo Pel, Tinhinane Chekai, Hannelore Derluyn, Mario Scheel, Sara Jabbari-Farouji, Noushine Shahidzadeh
Published in: Physical Review Applied, Issue 21, 2024, ISSN 2331-7019
Publisher: American Physical Society (APS)
DOI: 10.1103/physrevapplied.21.034049

CH₄‐He‐H₂‐Rich Fluids Associated With the Intrusive Rocks of the Mid‐Continent Rift System in Minnesota (USA)

Author(s): V. Combaudon, O. Sissmann, J. Guélard, S. Noirez, H. Derluyn, E. Deville
Published in: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Issue 26, 2025, ISSN 1525-2027
Publisher: Geochemical Society
DOI: 10.1029/2025gc012236

Recommendation of RILEM TC 271-ASC: New accelerated test procedure for the assessment of resistance of natural stone and fired-clay brick units against salt crystallization

Author(s): B. Lubelli, I. Rörig-Daalgard, A. M. Aguilar, M. Aškrabić, K. Beck, C. Bläuer, V. Cnudde, A. M. D’Altri, H. Derluyn, J. Desarnaud, T. Diaz Gonçalves, R. Flatt, E. Franzoni, S. Godts, D. Gulotta, R. van Hees, I. Ioannou, A. Kamat, T. De Kock, B. Menendez, S. de Miranda, C. Nunes, E. Sassoni, N. Shahidzadeh, H. Siedel, Z. Slížková, M. Stefanidou, M. Theodoridou, R. Veiga, V. Vergès-Belmin
Published in: Materials and Structures, Issue 56, 2023, ISSN 1359-5997
Publisher: R I L E M Publications S. A. R. L.
DOI: 10.1617/s11527-023-02158-0

Mass transfer evaluation of the hydration of an olivine-bearing monzo-diorite from the Mid-Continent Rift in Kansas (USA)

Author(s): Valentine Combaudon, Stephen Centrella, Kanchana Kularatne, Olivier Sissmann, Eric Deville, Hannelore Derluyn
Published in: Global and Planetary Change, Issue 256, 2025, Page(s) 105158, ISSN 0921-8181
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2025.105158

A novel test protocol for assessing accelerated salt weathering effects on construction materials and natural rocks

Author(s): Victor Okumko, Bruno Leclere, Hannelore Derluyn, David Grégoire
Published in: Construction and Building Materials, Issue 506, 2026, Page(s) 144881, ISSN 0950-0618
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.144881

X-ray micro-computed tomography-based approach to estimate the upper limit of natural H2 generation by Fe2+ oxidation in the intracratonic lithologies

Author(s): Kanchana Kularatne, Pascale Sénéchal, Valentine Combaudon, Othmane Darouich, Maria Angels Subirana, Arnaud Proietti, Caroline Delhaye, Dirk Schaumlöffel, Olivier Sissmann, Eric Deville, Hannelore Derluyn
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 78, 2024, Page(s) 861-870, ISSN 0360-3199
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.06.256

Unraveling Coupled Salt Transport and Damage Mechanisms in Porous Limestone from Core to Pore Scale using 4D X-ray Tomography and Advanced Image Analysis

Author(s): Syrine Ben Elhadj Hamida, Marijn A Boone, Veerle Cnudde, Peter Moonen, Hannelore Derluyn
Published in: InterPore Journal, Issue 3, 2026, Page(s) IPJ020926-4, ISSN 3007-410X
Publisher: The International Society for Porous Media (InterPore)
DOI: 10.69631/2337kj19

Potential for 50% Mechanical Strength Decline in Sandstone Reservoirs Due to Salt Precipitation and CO2–Brine Interactions During Carbon Sequestration

Author(s): Mohammad Nooraiepour, Krzysztof Polański, Mohammad Masoudi, Szymon Kuczyński, Hannelore Derluyn, Liebert Parreiras Nogueira, Bahman Bohloli, Stanislaw Nagy, Helge Hellevang
Published in: Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, Issue 58, 2025, Page(s) 1239-1269, ISSN 0723-2632
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-024-04223-8

Halite precipitates as porous crystalline networks, not dispersed crystals: Self-enhancing growth mechanisms during CO₂ storage in saline aquifers

Author(s): Mohammad Nooraiepour, Mohammad Masoudi, Hannelore Derluyn, Pascale Senechal, Peter Moonen, Helge Hellevang
Published in: Chemical Engineering Journal, Issue 543, 2026, Page(s) 178165, ISSN 1385-8947
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2026.178165

Conference proceedings (8)

Precipitation triggered dynamics in stone and ceramic tiles: a mesoscopic view

Author(s): Derluyn, H., Ben Elhadj Hamida, S., Chekai, T., Wijnhorst, R., Pel, L., Moonen, P., Shahidzadeh, N.
Published in: Proceedings of the RILEM Conference on Sustainable Materials & Structures: Meeting the major challenges of the 21st century - SMS 2024, Issue vol. 2, 2024, Page(s) 274-277, ISBN 978-2-35158-241-1
Publisher: RILEM Publications S.A.R.L.

Evaluation of change in pore network structure caused by halite crystallization

Author(s): Mizutani E., Ogura D., Abuku M., Derluyn H.
Published in: Proceedings of SWBSS 2021, Fifth International Conference on Salt Weathering of Buildings and Stone Sculptures, 2021, Page(s) 173-181, ISBN 978-94-6366-439-4
Publisher: TU Delft Open

Unveiling salt transport and damage in porous rock at the pore scale through 4D X-ray imaging and deep learning analysis

Author(s): Ben Elhadj Hamida, S., Moonen, P., Derluyn, H.
Published in: Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on the Deterioration and Conservation of Stone, Issue vol. 1, 2025, Page(s) 141-147, ISBN 978-2-930054-47-6
Publisher: /

On the development of a micromechanics-based relationship between salt crystallization pressure, pore filling, and damage in building materials

Author(s): Lo Presti, N., D’Altri, A.M., Patruno, L., Castellazzi, G., Chekai, T., Derluyn, H., de Miranda, S.
Published in: Proceedings of SWBSS ASIA 2023, 2023
Publisher: /

Preliminary investigation of change of pore structure due to salt precipitation during evaporation in brick with X-ray computed tomography

Author(s): Mizutani E., Ogura D., Abuku M., Derluyn H.
Published in: 14th International Congress on the Deterioration and Conservation of Stone, STONE 2020, 2020, Page(s) 455-460, ISBN 978-3-96311-172-3
Publisher: Mitteldeutscher Verlag GmbH

A new accelerated laboratory test for the assessment of the durability of materials with respect to salt crystallization

Author(s): Lubelli B., ..., Derluyn H., et al. (all RILEM TC 271-ASC members)
Published in: Proceedings of SWBSS 2021, Fifth International Conference on Salt Weathering of Buildings and Stone Sculptures, 2021, Page(s) 55-67, ISBN 978-94-6366-439-4
Publisher: TU Delft Open

The new RILEM TC 271-ASC recommendation for the durability assessment of porous building materials against salt crystallization

Author(s): Gulotta, D., and RILEM TC 271-ASC members (a.o. Derluyn, H.)
Published in: Proceedings of SWBSS ASIA 2023, 2023
Publisher: /

Étude du transport du sel et des dommages dans une roche poreuse à l'échelle du pore par imagerie 4D aux rayons X et analyse avancée d'images

Author(s): Ben Elhadj Hamida, S., Moonen, P., Derluyn, H.
Published in: 26ième Congrès Français de Mécanique, 2025
Publisher: /

Thesis and dissertations (2)

Advanced image processing of dynamic X-ray tomography data to study salt crystallization and damage processes in Savonnières rock

Author(s): Ben Elhadj Hamida, S.
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Ben Elhadj Hamida, S.

Damage induced by crystallisation in confined reservoir conditions

Author(s): Leclère, Bruno
Published in: 2021
Publisher: Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour