RT Journal Article
T1 Effect of surface finish on roughness, color and gloss of ornamental granites
A1 Sanmartín Sánchez, Patricia
A1 Silva Hermo, Benita María
A1 Prieto Lamas, Beatriz
K1 Color assessment
K1 Gloss
K1 Ornamental granite
K1 Roughness
K1 Surface finishes
AB The effects of four of the most common types of surface finish on the appearance of five varieties of ornamental granite, all widely used in building construction and selected for their different colors, were analyzed by means of roughness, color, and gloss measurements. The results demonstrated that different surface finishes produce differences in color, especially in the lightness parameter (𝐿* ), and that the magnitude of these differences depends on the color of the ornamental granite and is greatest in dark colored rocks. However, the variation in the color parameters with the different surface finishes did not depend on roughness, and no general conclusions could be drawn regarding the influence of the roughness on the color of ornamental granite. Gloss values were affected by the color of the ornamental granite, but in a different way for smooth and rough surfaces. Variation in gloss also depended on the mineral composition of the rock. Gloss and roughness were inversely related, but only within the range of low roughness values. In addition, the color gamut of the studied ornamental granites was defined within the CIELAB color space. These results will contribute to providing a standardized, objective method of characterizing the color of granite that will be useful for different workers in the field of building construction
PB ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) Library
YR 2011
FD 2011-01-29
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/46016
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/46016
LA eng
NO Sanmartín, P.; Silva, B.; Prieto, B. Effect of Surface Finish on Roughness, Color, and Gloss of Ornamental Granites. In: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Volume 23, Issue 8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000285
NO The present study was financed by the Xunta de Galicia (09TMT014203PR) and the Science and Innovation Ministry of Spain (BIA2006-02233/BES-2007-16996). The authors thank Professor Antonio Martínez-Cortizas for his helpful suggestions and Dr. Francesca Cappitelli for assistance with the roughness measurements
DS Minerva
RD 25 abr 2026