Tests of the Damp Timber-Framed Construction of a Historic Church Building

Anna Hoła

doi:10.15866/irece.v6i2.6322

Tests of the Damp Timber-Framed Construction of a Historic Church Building

Anna Hoła^(1*)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15866/irece.v6i2.6322

Abstract

The results of tests of the moisture content in the brick and timber elements of a historic church building construction, carried out after nearly one hundred years of its existence in order to define the scope of the planned renovation and restoration work, are presented in the paper. Because of the restrictions on interference in the historic structure of brickwork, the testing was done using the non-destructive dielectric method. The elements were found to be excessively damp, which resulted in frost damage of the brickwork and biological corrosion of the timber. The typical results of such degradation for timber-framed buildings are described.
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Keywords

Brickwork; Dielectric Method; Historic Building; Moisture Content; Non-Destructive Tests; Resistance Method; Timber Frame

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