Analysis and Monitoring Methodology of the Wooden Structure - Historic Military Architecture

Abstract

The paper presents a building of the former officers’ mess in Southern Poland. Paper is focus on the current condition of the building, mainly on the external walls made by timber framing, undergoing more than 130 years of climate impacts and their consequences. The paper presents the results of a comprehensive analysis of the state of construction of the object. Static and strength calculations of the structure were made, including original dimensions and actual (effective) dimensions (result of resistographic tests). These activities allowed for reliable and comprehensive assessment of the technical condition of the officers’ mess building.