Estimation of masonry texture and mechanical characteristics by means of thermographic images

Abstract

In the present paper, mechanical characteristics of masonry wall covered with plaster are estimated by means of thermography. Masonry wall samples have been purposely built with different textures: periodic, quasi-periodic and random. All the samples are covered with plaster. By means of a thermographic camera, images have been taken and the texture have been estimated and compared to the exact ones. The elastic characteristics have been estimated by means of homogenization, imposing boundary conditions in terms of displacements and forces. The effect of different parameters involved in the response has been evaluated.