Author(s)

S. Garcia-Morales & A. Palomo

Abstract

Humidity studies in Quinones Chapel, Medina Del Campo, (Valladolid, Spain) S. Garcia-Morales, A. Palomo Instituto de ciencias de la construction Eduardo Torroja, (C.S.I.C.) Madrid, Spain ABSTRACT The present paper shows a new and easy way for diagnosing damping pathologies in monuments. The method consists in studying the water original content of materials sampled in the walls, comparing these data with the water equilibrium behaviour of each one. Thanks to this study some problems like rising damping, condensation and hygroscopic salts content can be evaluated. Graphic representation of the results allow to delimit the different zones and to look for the water origin. INTRODUCTION One of the main objectives on diagnosis in defects in buildings is nowadays the study of moisture. Both the presence of water and the problems derived from should be investigated before acting in each restoration work. It can sometimes be observed that t

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