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Durability Considerations in the Design of Stone Facades
The design process for stone veneers typically involves a series of iterations that are focused primarily in the selection of the color, shape and texture of a particular stone type. In addition to aesthetics of the façade, another very important condition that, in the author's opinion, is frequently overlooked in many projects is the evaluation of the long-term durability characteristics of stone material as well as strength characteristics. Moreover, the use of thin stone veneers in exterior wall cladding resulted in types of failures in the stone cladding that did not take place in the thicker stone walls. This condition occurred because the use of thin stone cladding places greater reliance on design and on the physical long-term properties of the stone than it did previously for the successful performance of the veneers, and failures often occur whenever the design, the construction, and/or the stone material of the veneer system is inadequate. The importance of this problem involving the durability of building stones is becoming widely recognized by building owners. The restoration of stone veneers involves an additional appreciable financial burden to owners and in many situations the façade deterioration conditions can endanger public safety. This paper presents typical problems that have arisen from the use of natural stone veneers.
Durability Considerations in the Design of Stone Facades
The design process for stone veneers typically involves a series of iterations that are focused primarily in the selection of the color, shape and texture of a particular stone type. In addition to aesthetics of the façade, another very important condition that, in the author's opinion, is frequently overlooked in many projects is the evaluation of the long-term durability characteristics of stone material as well as strength characteristics. Moreover, the use of thin stone veneers in exterior wall cladding resulted in types of failures in the stone cladding that did not take place in the thicker stone walls. This condition occurred because the use of thin stone cladding places greater reliance on design and on the physical long-term properties of the stone than it did previously for the successful performance of the veneers, and failures often occur whenever the design, the construction, and/or the stone material of the veneer system is inadequate. The importance of this problem involving the durability of building stones is becoming widely recognized by building owners. The restoration of stone veneers involves an additional appreciable financial burden to owners and in many situations the façade deterioration conditions can endanger public safety. This paper presents typical problems that have arisen from the use of natural stone veneers.
Durability Considerations in the Design of Stone Facades
Jimenez, Gabriel A. (author)
Structures Congress 2008 ; 2008 ; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Structures Congress 2008 ; 1-9
2008-10-14
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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