Abstract
Adhered ceramic façade claddings are susceptible to defects, of which increasing moisture content is one of the causes, and infrared thermography can be used to detect this phenomenon before visible signs occur. Moisture detection procedures by thermography are not standardised. Research based on in situ inspections was undertaken to adapt present procedures for use on glazed ceramic claddings. In this article we discuss the findings of that research and the results of numerical simulations performed afterwards. Passive thermography using solar heat gain was found to have potential to detect moisture content change in adhered ceramic claddings as a preliminary inspection technique.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 187-197 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Construction and Building Materials |
Volume | 51 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 31 Jan 2014 |
Funding
The authors thank the Building Physics group of DECivil-IST for technical support and allowing the use of IR equipment. The first author thanks DECivil-IST, ITU, and TUBITAK for the support provided for the research visit. The other authors thank the ICIST Research Institute, IST, Technical University of Lisbon and the FCT (Foundation for Science and Technology) for their support.
Funders | Funder number |
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ICIST Research Institute | |
Technical University of Lisbon | |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | |
Instituto Superior Técnico |
Keywords
- Adhered facade cladding
- Glazed ceramic
- Moisture
- Passive infrared thermography