In situ assessment of structural timber elements of a historic building by infrared thermography and ultrasonic velocity

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 243-248

  Kandemir Yucel, A ^a   Tavukcuoglu, A ^a   Caner Saltik, E N ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aslanhane Mosque; Historical timber structures; Infrared thermography; Moisture content analyses; Non destructive testing; Ultrasonic velocity measurement

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; INFRARED IMAGING; MOISTURE; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WOODEN CONSTRUCTION;

ASLANHANE MOSQUE; HISTORICAL TIMBER STRUCTURES; MOISTURE CONTENT ANALYSES; ROOF DRAINAGE PROBLEMS;

TIMBER;

EID: 33846016249     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infrared.2006.06.012     Document Type: Article

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