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Contour Scaling on Building Facades - Dependence on Stone Type and Environmental Conditions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 February 2011
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Contour scaling is often observed on building facades, especially built from clay-rich sandstones. The paper shows that a soluble salt enriched zone and a decrease of the flexural strength below the stone surface can be detected even if a damage is not yet visible. A computer simulated wetting-drying process demonstrates that the mean humidity maximum is situated below the surface. Its depth coincides with the depth of the salt maximum and strenth minimum.
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