Empleo del penetrómetro para madera para el diagnóstico de la madera en servicio en edificios antiguos

Abstract

Instrumental technique applied in situ allows researchers to save time on diagnosis and minimize damage to the sound timber. Pilodyn testing may be a useful method of diagnosis of these structures. The case study is about an urban 19th century building in an historic area of Valencia, located very close to the original city foundation area. The building has brick bearing load walls, timber floors and a roof structure. A simplified diagnosis method of timber structures was performed: visual inspection carried out by qualified site surveyors using SDT, in this case the wood probing (Pilodyn). This method proved to be adequate to determine parameters and to obtain conclusions of the mechanical characteristics of the structural elements. A standardization proposal to use this instrumental may be developed in the future.