Thermographic testing of buildings
Thermographic testing of building
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Thermography can be a very useful tool in buildings
inspection.
Structural defects and the thermal behaviour can be quantified (figure 1). |
| Figure 2 shows the inspection of thermal envelope of a building: note conductive heat loss. |  Figure 2 |
Thermal scanning of historic buildings
can give information about defects, hidden structures, masonry discontinuity
and moisture monitoring.
Figure 3 shows the detection of water in the roof of Palazzo Ducale, Tagliacozzo, Italy. |
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The thermography of the facade of S. Maria di Collemaggio, L'Aquila, Italy shows moisture accumulation as well as detachments (figure 4).
Figure 5 is an inner view of the facade: different thickness of the masonry as well as the presence of rising damp are detected.
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Figure 6 shows the facade from behind: a cement hidden structure, introduced during restoration after the 1915 earthquake (see figure 7), is detected.
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Figure 8 shows the identification of a hidden
structure (a closed niche) on the left.