Bowing of dimensional granitic stones |
Bowing is one of the most spectacular deterioration features seen in dimensional stones used in façades. The phenomenon is well known in marbles, having been observed in various scenarios from ancient gravestones (Grimm 1999) to modern buildings such as the Amoco building in Chicago, Oeconomicum building in Göttingen (Koch and Siegesmund 2002) or Finlandia Hall