Publicomos

Réf.

43019

Type

article

Titre

In situ assessment of superficial moisture condition in façades of historic building using non-destructive techniques

Langues

English

Auteurs

Flores Sasso, Virginia / Ruiz Valero, Letzai / Prieto Vicioso, Esteban

Auteurs institutionnels

Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra / Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena

Maison d'édition

Elsevier

Date

2019

Pages

14 p.

Titre de la revue

Case Studies in Construction Materials

ISSN

2214-5095

Mots-clés

historic buildings / monitoring / case studies / churches / building materials / thermal properties / non-destructive methods / climatic factors / built heritage / conservation of historic monuments / analysis of materials / non-destructive testing / causes of deterioration / prevention of deterioration / façades / humidity measurements and instruments / electrical properties / thermal measurements and instruments / humidity / infrared analysis / historic towns

Pays mentionnés

Dominican Republic

Monuments et sites

Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Barbara / Ciudad Colonial de Santo Domingo / Santa Barbara church, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

N° Patrimoine mondial

526

Résumé en anglais

In historic building the water resistance capacity of their external materials is a relevant property that must be known, because the materials play a fundamental role in the interaction with the external environment. The aim of this research is to evaluate in situ the superficial moisture condition in facades using non-destructive techniques (NDT). Two different moisture measuring NDT was used: Infrared Thermography (IRT) and Electrical Resistance Measuring (ERM); in addition, the Air Temperature and Relative Humidity were measured. The IRT identifies the temperature of the material and offers a thermal image with different temperatures that is interpreted as moisture area. A Moisture Mapping isobtained with ERM, which represents the moisture conditions in the facades. Both techniques give an idea of moisture areas. The results of both graphics shows that the most humid areas correspond to the same areas that obtain by IRT and ERM. In conclusion, using these two NDT at the same time it is possible to acquire usually a quick, qualitative, precise and economic results of: moisture areas in situ, important data to survey and the assessment the historic building for monitoring or preservation project.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2019.e00228

Document joint

In situs assessment of superficial moisture, VFS.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)