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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Autores: Sola Caraballo, Javier de, Rincón Calderón, Jose María, Rivera-Gómez, Carlos, López Martínez, José Antonio, Galán-Marín, Carmen
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/144559
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/144559
https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12070935
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Timber frame
Heritage structures
Risk assessment
Non-destructing-testing
Structural simulation
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Sumario: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.