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San Rocco Church. A typical ancient structure in Northern Italy
Because there is no funding to support upkeep of the building, the building has experienced neglect and inappropriate recommendations for restoration, as well as partially ineffective and inappropriate repairs, over the past 50 years. Due to these issues, the building has experienced further damage, especially to the precious frescoes, within the past 15 years. The aim of the thermographic tests performed was to evaluate the conditions of the building in the preliminary documentation phase, as well as assess the level of damage, in order to find out the main causes of the decay. Due to time constraints and limited economical resources, only a few tests were carried out. The integration of qualitative and quantitative tests was enough, however, to establish a framework of reference for comparison of the results. These results point out the possible occurrence of condensation phenomena during the winter, early spring and late fall, which caused the solubilization of salts and their spreading over the surface, together with rising dampness. Moreover, the high elative humidity values could have caused the spreading of salts that were on the surface, even though the surface temperature was higher than the dew point. The cause of moisture in the upper part of the northern elevation, approximately 2 m (78.74 in.) from the floor, remained unclear. The application of innovative techniques improved the knowledge regarding the water diffusion and the damage of materials, and supported the proper hypothesis about the source of leaks.
San Rocco Church. A typical ancient structure in Northern Italy
Because there is no funding to support upkeep of the building, the building has experienced neglect and inappropriate recommendations for restoration, as well as partially ineffective and inappropriate repairs, over the past 50 years. Due to these issues, the building has experienced further damage, especially to the precious frescoes, within the past 15 years. The aim of the thermographic tests performed was to evaluate the conditions of the building in the preliminary documentation phase, as well as assess the level of damage, in order to find out the main causes of the decay. Due to time constraints and limited economical resources, only a few tests were carried out. The integration of qualitative and quantitative tests was enough, however, to establish a framework of reference for comparison of the results. These results point out the possible occurrence of condensation phenomena during the winter, early spring and late fall, which caused the solubilization of salts and their spreading over the surface, together with rising dampness. Moreover, the high elative humidity values could have caused the spreading of salts that were on the surface, even though the surface temperature was higher than the dew point. The cause of moisture in the upper part of the northern elevation, approximately 2 m (78.74 in.) from the floor, remained unclear. The application of innovative techniques improved the knowledge regarding the water diffusion and the damage of materials, and supported the proper hypothesis about the source of leaks.
San Rocco Church. A typical ancient structure in Northern Italy
San Rocco Kirche. Ein typisches altes Gebäude in Norditalien
Rosina, E. (author) / Sansonetti, A. (author)
ME - Materials Evaluation ; 69 ; 33-40
2011
8 Seiten, 8 Bilder, 7 Tabellen, 10 Quellen
Article (Journal)
English
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