Investigating the deterioration of an industrial heritage structure
Conservation and rehabilitation of heritage structures has turned into a prime concern in historically enriched countries, especially in developed societies. Modern technologically advanced societies often wish to keep and maintain the remains of architectural heritage sites and pass the essence of...
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| author | Darain, Kh. Mahfuz ud Ahsan, Amimul Islam, A. B. M. Saiful Obaydullah, M. Muhammad Rashid, Raizal Saifulnaz |
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| description | Conservation and rehabilitation of heritage structures has turned into a prime concern in historically enriched countries, especially in developed societies. Modern technologically advanced societies often wish to keep and maintain the remains of architectural heritage sites and pass the essence of these tangible and intangible cultural values to future generations. The present study introduces a historical industrial structure in Guimarães, Portugal which was once renowned as part of the leather industry but has now been dilapidated for many years. As part of the city authority’s plan to regenerate the whole town, this industrial heritage structure needs to be rehabilitated. This study presents an intensive structural survey with conventional non-destructive tests (NDT). Visual survey was used to attempt to identify problems in the structure and their possible decay mechanisms. Damages to the building include the decay of timber and stones, dampness problems and incompatible structural assemblage. The lack of long-term maintenance is one of the potential causes which has aggravated decay. NDTs were utilised to characterise the basic mechanical properties of the deteriorated timber elements. The findings allowed the safety of this industrial heritage structure to be appraised which could be beneficial for the conservation management plan of this city. |
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| spelling | upm-342572016-09-15T04:53:11Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34257/ Investigating the deterioration of an industrial heritage structure Darain, Kh. Mahfuz ud Ahsan, Amimul Islam, A. B. M. Saiful Obaydullah, M. Muhammad Rashid, Raizal Saifulnaz Conservation and rehabilitation of heritage structures has turned into a prime concern in historically enriched countries, especially in developed societies. Modern technologically advanced societies often wish to keep and maintain the remains of architectural heritage sites and pass the essence of these tangible and intangible cultural values to future generations. The present study introduces a historical industrial structure in Guimarães, Portugal which was once renowned as part of the leather industry but has now been dilapidated for many years. As part of the city authority’s plan to regenerate the whole town, this industrial heritage structure needs to be rehabilitated. This study presents an intensive structural survey with conventional non-destructive tests (NDT). Visual survey was used to attempt to identify problems in the structure and their possible decay mechanisms. Damages to the building include the decay of timber and stones, dampness problems and incompatible structural assemblage. The lack of long-term maintenance is one of the potential causes which has aggravated decay. NDTs were utilised to characterise the basic mechanical properties of the deteriorated timber elements. The findings allowed the safety of this industrial heritage structure to be appraised which could be beneficial for the conservation management plan of this city. Inderscience Enterprises 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34257/1/Investigating%20the%20deterioration%20of%20an%20industrial%20heritage%20structure.pdf Darain, Kh. Mahfuz ud and Ahsan, Amimul and Islam, A. B. M. Saiful and Obaydullah, M. and Muhammad Rashid, Raizal Saifulnaz (2014) Investigating the deterioration of an industrial heritage structure. International Journal of Sustainable Materials and Structural Systems, 1 (3). pp. 282-302. ISSN 2043-8621; ESSN: 2043-863X http://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJSMSS.2014.062773 10.1504/IJSMSS.2014.062773 |
| spellingShingle | Darain, Kh. Mahfuz ud Ahsan, Amimul Islam, A. B. M. Saiful Obaydullah, M. Muhammad Rashid, Raizal Saifulnaz Investigating the deterioration of an industrial heritage structure |
| title | Investigating the deterioration of an industrial heritage structure |
| title_full | Investigating the deterioration of an industrial heritage structure |
| title_fullStr | Investigating the deterioration of an industrial heritage structure |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating the deterioration of an industrial heritage structure |
| title_short | Investigating the deterioration of an industrial heritage structure |
| title_sort | investigating the deterioration of an industrial heritage structure |
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