State-of-the-art review of building inspection systems

GT Ferraz, J De Brito, VP De Freitas… - Journal of performance …, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
The scientific community is devoting more attention to the wide field of inspection, diagnosis,
maintenance, and rehabilitation of buildings, including systems to support the inspection of …

[HTML][HTML] The chemical and microstructural analysis of the adhesive properties of epoxy resin coatings modified using waste glass powder

A Chowaniec, Ł Sadowski, A Żak - Applied Surface Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The article presents the results of tests of epoxy resin coatings modified with the addition of
waste glass powder. Pull-off strength tests were performed for ground and patch grabbed …

Improvement of concrete durability using nanocomposite coating prepared by mixing epoxy coating with Submicron/Nano-carbon obtained from heavy fuel oil ash

SI Basha, MA Aziz, S Ahmad, MM Al-Zahrani… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The paper presents the effectiveness of epoxy resin coatings modified with heavy fuel oil
ash (HFOA) submicron/nano (S/N) carbon particles in enhancing concrete durability. HFOA …

Ceramic tiling in building façades: Inspection and pathological characterization using an expert system

JD Silvestre, J De Brito - Construction and Building Materials, 2011 - Elsevier
In this paper a classification system of the anomalies in ceramic tiling applied to building
façades and their most probable causes is proposed and a field data analysis is presented …

System of inspection, diagnosis and repair of external claddings of pitched roofs

N Garcez, N Lopes, J de Brito, J Silvestre - Construction and Building …, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper presents a system to support the inspection, diagnosis and repair of external
claddings of pitched roofs (ECoPiR). The aim of this system is to standardise and …

Validation of an inspection and diagnosis system for anomalies in natural stone cladding (NSC)

N Neto, J de Brito - Construction and Building Materials, 2012 - Elsevier
Based on a proposal for a classification system for anomalies and their probable causes in
natural stone cladding (NSC) an inspection plan was developed for recent buildings with …

The effect of texturing of the surface of concrete substrate on the pull-off strength of epoxy resin coating

K Krzywiński, Ł Sadowski - Coatings, 2019 - mdpi.com
This paper describes a study conducted to evaluate the effect of texturing of the surface of
concrete substrate on the pull-off strength (fb) of epoxy resin coating. The paper investigates …

Urgency of repair of building elements: Prediction and influencing factors in façade renders

C Pereira, A Silva, J de Brito, JD Silvestre - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
Within building inspection, determining the urgency of repair depends on varying factors (eg
risk, progression conditions and façade importance). This study analyses the urgency of …

Inspection and defect diagnosis system for natural stone cladding

N Neto, J De Brito - Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2011 - ascelibrary.org
An inspection and diagnosis support system is proposed for natural stone cladding (NSC)
on walls and pavements in order to systemize inspections and make them more objective …

Uncertainty in building inspection and diagnosis: A probabilistic model quantification

C Pereira, A Silva, C Ferreira, J de Brito, I Flores-Colen… - Infrastructures, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the field of building inspection and diagnosis, uncertainty is common and surveyors are
aware of it, although it is not easily measured. This research proposes a model to quantify …