On-Site Risk Assessment Methodology of Historic Timber Structures: The Case Study of Santa Cruz Church

The conservation and repair of historic structures require significant resources. Therefore, it is important to conduct a complete assessment of the object. Specifically, historical timber frame structures are very common in the Spanish and Andalusian geographic area. This research proposes and deve...

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Published inBuildings (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 7; p. 935
Main Authors Sola-Caraballo, Javier, Rincón-Calderón, José María, Rivera-Gómez, Carlos, López-Martínez, José Antonio, Galán-Marín, Carmen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2022
Subjects
Architecture
Boundary conditions
Carpentry
Case studies
Conservation
Critical point
Decision making
Frame structures
heritage structures
Historic preservation
Historical structures
Inspection
Mathematical analysis
Moisture content
Moisture effects
non-destructing-testing
Nondestructive testing
Repair
Risk assessment
Roofing
structural simulation
timber frame
Water content
Wooden structures
Spain
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Summary:The conservation and repair of historic structures require significant resources. Therefore, it is important to conduct a complete assessment of the object. Specifically, historical timber frame structures are very common in the Spanish and Andalusian geographic area. This research proposes and develops a simplified approach to facilitate decision making when faced with this complex work. By the application of long-established non-destructive tests, such as organoleptic and measuring inspection, resistography, and electric moisture content test, combined with visual classification parameters, these data were used as boundary conditions into a simplified structural calculation method. This process, which is simpler than other calculation systems, allows compiling important information about the safety level of the structure and its critical points. Finally, it allows for a better approach to repair work while rationalizing resources. This method was applied to a historical structure, during an 18th century church repair project. The assessment methodology provided important information about the conservation state of the timber frame and its structural suitability.
ISSN:2075-5309
2075-5309
DOI:10.3390/buildings12070935