Marble bowing: Comparative studies of three different public building facades

Environmental Geology

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 473-494

  Siegesmund, S ^a   Ruedrich, J ^a   Koch, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bowing; Bowing potential; Building mapping; Marble; Residual strain; Thermal expansion

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; BUILDINGS; CLADDING (COATING); DAMAGE DETECTION; DECAY (ORGANIC); GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HEATING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE; PUBLIC WORKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMAL CYCLING; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMAL SPRAYING; WATER CONTENT;

BOWING; BOWING POTENTIAL; BREAKING LOADS; CARRARA MARBLES; CLADDING MATERIALS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONCERNING RISKS; DECAY RATES; DETERIORATION RATES; DRY CONDITIONS; FLEXURAL STRENGTHS; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; HEATING CYCLES; LABORATORY TESTS; LATTICE PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS; LIFE-TIMES; MARBLE CLADDINGS; MOISTURE CONTENTS; PETROPHYSICAL; PUBLIC BUILDINGS; RESIDUAL STRAIN; RESIDUAL STRAINS; SHORT TIMES; SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS; SITE DAMAGES; STRENGTH LOSSES; UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES; VISIBLE CRACKS;

MARBLE;

CRACK; GRAIN SIZE; MARBLE; MOISTURE CONTENT; THERMAL EXPANSION;

EID: 55849135797     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-008-1307-z     Document Type: Article

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