Infrared Thermography for Building Moisture Inspection (eBook)

Eva Barreira is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Porto. She is the author of more than 150 papers for international conferences and journals in the fields of building physics, building diagnosis and construction technology. His main research interests are in heat and mass transfer, energy efficiency, thermal comfort, ventilation, indoor environmental quality, in situ testing, building pathology and rehabilitation.  Ricardo Almeida is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Civil Engineering at the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu. He is the author of more than 150 papers for international conferences and journals in the fields of building physics, construction technology and cultural heritage. His main research interests are in building diagnosis, energy efficiency, thermal comfort, ventilation, indoor environmental quality, in situ testing and building simulation. 

Preface 6
Contents 8
Symbols and Units 10
1 Introduction 11
1.1 Motivation 11
1.2 Main Developments on Using IRT to Assess Moisture 12
References 14
2 Measurement of Surface Temperature Using Different Devices 17
2.1 Aim 17
2.2 Materials and Techniques 17
2.3 Results of the In Situ Case Study 24
2.3.1 Case Study #01_IS 24
2.3.2 Case Study #02_IS 25
2.3.3 Case Study #03_IS 26
2.3.4 Case Study #04_IS 27
2.4 Results of the Laboratory Case Study 28
2.4.1 Case Study #01_L 28
2.4.2 Case Study #02_L 29
2.4.3 Case Study #03_L 33
2.4.4 Case Study #04_L 34
2.5 Discussion of the Results 36
References 37
3 IRT Versus Moisture: Laboratory Tests 39
3.1 Aim 39
3.2 Materials and Techniques 39
3.2.1 Set-up and Methodology 39
3.2.2 Equipment 41
3.2.3 Materials 42
3.3 Results 43
3.3.1 Moisture Caused by Rising Damp 43
3.3.2 Drying Process 48
3.4 Discussion of the Results 51
References 51
4 IRT Versus Moisture: In Situ Tests in Indoor Environment 53
4.1 Aim 53
4.2 Materials and Techniques 53
4.3 Results 55
4.3.1 Exterior Wall of a Basement in a Residential Building 55
4.3.2 Exterior Walls of a Room in a Residential Building 57
4.3.3 Exterior Wall of a Classroom 59
4.4 Discussion of the Results 60
References 61
5 IRT Versus Drying: In Situ Tests in Outdoor Environment 62
5.1 Aim 62
5.2 Materials and Techniques 62
5.3 Results 65
5.3.1 Wall 1 65
5.3.2 Wall 2 67
5.3.3 Wall 3 68
5.3.4 Wall 4 68
5.4 Discussion of the Results 71
References 71