A review on the mechanical properties of aged wood and salvaged timber
The effect of time on the mechanical properties of wood is of interest for structural engineers,
wood technologists and conservators; for the old timber structure assessment, for the …
wood technologists and conservators; for the old timber structure assessment, for the …
Assessment of heritage timber structures: Review of standards, guidelines and procedures
This paper reviews the official documentation (standards, guidelines and procedures)
available for the assessment of heritage timber structures. The subsequent discussion does …
available for the assessment of heritage timber structures. The subsequent discussion does …
In-situ assessment of timber structural members: Combining information from visual strength grading and NDT/SDT methods–A review
A Feio, JS Machado - Construction and Building Materials, 2015 - Elsevier
The non-destructive assessment of mechanical properties of timber members in situ is
currently done by applying visual strength grading standards (VSG) which were developed …
currently done by applying visual strength grading standards (VSG) which were developed …
[HTML][HTML] In situ assessment of the timber structure of an 18th century building in Madrid, Spain
F Arriaga, C Osuna-Sequera, M Esteban… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The timber structural members of a seven-story building from the end of the 18th century
were evaluated following a procedure based on previous research works. The structure …
were evaluated following a procedure based on previous research works. The structure …
Evaluation of statistical parameters of concrete strength from secondary experimental test data
P Croce, F Marsili, F Klawonn, P Formichi… - Construction and Building …, 2018 - Elsevier
The results of material acceptance tests or in-situ tests are a valuable source of information
for reliability assessment of existing structures. Huge secondary databases of test results are …
for reliability assessment of existing structures. Huge secondary databases of test results are …
Combination of non-destructive tests for assessing decay in existing timber elements
Existing timber structures often present elements with different levels of decay and the
choice to maintain them comes from the structural assessment, made by a civil engineer on …
choice to maintain them comes from the structural assessment, made by a civil engineer on …
Combination of expert decision and learned based Bayesian Networks for multi-scale mechanical analysis of timber elements
Abstract The use of Bayesian Networks allows to organize and correlate information
gathered from different sources and its optimization may incorporate restrictions adjusting …
gathered from different sources and its optimization may incorporate restrictions adjusting …
Failure analysis of church towers and roof structures due to high wind velocities
It is generally acknowledged that heritage buildings were built by taking their environment
into consideration, and therefore they have a high resilience towards various climatic factors …
into consideration, and therefore they have a high resilience towards various climatic factors …
Historic timber roof structure vulnerability assessment procedures–Critical analysis and comparison
AI Keller, M Mosoarca - Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2024 - Elsevier
Historic timber roof structures in Europe are examples of some of the continent's most
intricate and ingenious structural solutions. They were built in close connection with their …
intricate and ingenious structural solutions. They were built in close connection with their …
Reliability-based design of interventions in deteriorated timber structures
When accommodating new uses or mitigating the consequences of deterioration, the
strength increase of existing structures is significantly more onerous than a similar increase …
strength increase of existing structures is significantly more onerous than a similar increase …