Non-destructive techniques (NDT) for the diagnosis of heritage buildings: Traditional procedures and futures perspectives

B Tejedor, E Lucchi, D Bienvenido-Huertas, I Nardi - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
It is estimated that EU cultural heritage (CH) buildings represent 30% of the total existing
stock. Nevertheless, all actions in terms of refurbishment need a deep knowledge based on …

An overview of corrosion defect characterization using active infrared thermography

S Doshvarpassand, C Wu, X Wang - Infrared physics & technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Corrosion is considered a destructive phenomenon that affects almost all metals. There is a
variety of corrosion monitoring and measurement techniques being deployed across …

Close-range sensing and data fusion for built heritage inspection and monitoring—a review

E Adamopoulos, F Rinaudo - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Built cultural heritage is under constant threat due to environmental pressures,
anthropogenic damages, and interventions. Understanding the preservation state of …

Infrared drones in the construction industry: designing a protocol for building thermography procedures

AG Entrop, A Vasenev - Energy procedia, 2017 - Elsevier
While a number of domains readily employ Unmanned Aerial Vehicles with infrared
cameras (IR-UAVs), the IR and UAV research directions still need to be bridged in the …

Quantitative internal infrared thermography for determining in-situ thermal behaviour of façades

B Tejedor, M Casals, M Gangolells, X Roca - Energy and Buildings, 2017 - Elsevier
The thermal behaviour of a building is often underestimated or neglected during its
construction and operation stages. In recent years, the heat flux meter (HFM) method has …

Analysis of building facade defects using infrared thermography: Laboratory studies

E Bauer, E Pavón, E Barreira, EK De Castro - Journal of Building …, 2016 - Elsevier
One of the main problems facing the inspection of facades by means of passive infrared
thermography, in order to identify and evaluate defects or pathologies, is the definition of the …

An HBIM Integrated Approach Using Non-Destructive Techniques (NDT) to Support Energy and Environmental Improvement of Built Heritage: The Case Study of …

C Cornaro, G Bovesecchi, F Calcerano, L Martinelli… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Built heritage energy and environmental improvement is increasingly being recognised as a
key driver in the fight against climate change. This effort necessitates a thorough …

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

LR Valero, VF Sasso, EP Vicioso - Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

Three-dimensional thermal mapping from IRT images for rapid architectural heritage NDT

E Adamopoulos, M Volinia, M Girotto, F Rinaudo - Buildings, 2020 - mdpi.com
Thermal infrared imaging is fundamental to architectural heritage non-destructive
diagnostics. However, thermal sensors' low spatial resolution allows capturing only very …

Thermographic methodologies used in infrastructure inspection: A review—data acquisition procedures

I Garrido, S Lagüela, R Otero, P Arias - Infrared Physics & Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
InfraRed Thermography (IRT) is one of the best tools for the thermal characterization of the
materials of structures and for the detection and thermal characterization of the most typical …