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Guidelines for On-Site Assessment of Historic Timber Structures
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In the scope of European Cooperation in Science and Technology–Wood Science for Conservation of Cultural Heritage (COST IE0601–WoodCultHer) (available at http://www.woodculther.org) it was agreed to produce Guidelines for the Assessment of Historic Timber Structures, covering the principles and possible approaches for the safety assessment of old timber structures of historical relevance that could be used as the basis for possible European Standards, as discussed with CEN/TC346 (Conservation of Cultural Heritage).This approach was targeted at all those concerned with the conservation of heritage buildings. These guidelines should also help decision-making regarding the need for immediate safety measures. The aim is to guarantee that inspection and assessment measures provide the necessary data for historical analysis, structural safety assessment, and planning of intervention works, while having minimal impact on the building fabric (the original materials, structural systems, and techniques).This article provides information on the criteria to be used in the assessment of load-bearing timber structures in heritage buildings. It covers the preliminary assessment (desk survey, preliminary visual survey, measured survey, structural analysis, and preliminary report), as well as the detailed survey of timbers (with a special emphasis on visual strength grading on site) and carpentry joints. The subsequent diagnostic report and the detailed design of repairs are outside its scope.
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- European Committee for Standardisation, EN 338: Structural timber—Strength classes
- European Committee for Standardisation, EN 1001-2: Durability of wood and wood based products—Terminology—Part 2: Vocabulary
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- Authors
- Cruz, H., Yeomans, D., Tsakanika, E., Macchioni, N., Jorissen, A., Touza, M., Mannucci, M., & Lourenço, P. B.
- Affiliations
- National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (PT)
- National Technical University of Athens (GR)
- Istituto per la Valorizzazione del Legno e delle Specie Arboree (IT)
- Eindhoven University of Technology (NL)
- University of Minho (PT)
- Corresponding author
- Cruz, Helena
- Venue
- International Journal of Architectural Heritage
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2014-11-25
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 277-289
- ISSN
- 1558-3058 (ISSN-L)
- 1558-3066
- OpenAlex
- W2079446554
- Cited by
- 218
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 11 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 29 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 25 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 15 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 7
- FWCI
- 22.05
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- research.tue.nl
- Licence
- other-oa
- Locations
- International Journal of Architectural Heritage (publishedVersion)
- TU/e Research Portal (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- TU/e Research Portal (submittedVersion)
- Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- TU/e Research Portal (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Wood Treatment and Properties
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Civil and Structural Engineering › Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology (arts and humanities) › Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
- Keywords
- historic timber structures, on-site evaluation, structural safety assessment, heritage building conservation, load-bearing timber structures, carpentry joints, visual surveys, structural analysis, non-invasive inspection, repair planning
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