Which destructive outcome accelerates deterioration of pietra dura inlay when thermal cycling affects a sandstone structure?

💡 Explanation

Differential thermal expansion degrades pietra dura, because each material (stone matrix & inlay) expands/contracts at distinct rates, causing stresses that lead to cracking and detachment of the inlay rather than uniform stress distribution across the structure.

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