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Quantitative analysis of pulse thermography data for degradation assessment of historical buildings

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In the last decades, infrared thermography has been successfully applied to various materials and structures for the assessment of their state of conservation and planning suitable restoration works. To this aim, mathematical models are required to characterize thermal anomaly sources, such as detachments, water infiltration and material decomposition processes. In this paper, an algorithm based on the conservative finite difference method is used to analyse pulse thermography data acquired on an ancient building in the Pompeii archaeological site (Naples, Italy). The numerical study is applied to both broad and narrow elongated thermal anomalies. In particular, from the comparison between simulated and experimental thermal decays, the plaster thickness was characterized in terms of thermal properties and areas of possible future detachments, and moisture infiltration depths were identified.

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    Rosa Di Maio, Ester Piegari, Cecilia Mancini & Antonella Chiapparino

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Di Maio, R., Piegari, E., Mancini, C. et al. Quantitative analysis of pulse thermography data for degradation assessment of historical buildings. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 130, 105 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2015-15105-6

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