Moisture – the Main Cause of the Degradation of Historic Buildings

Diana-Andreea Clim
Affiliation: „Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iaşi, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Building Services
Email: dianaclim@yahoo.com
Liviu Groll
Affiliation: „Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iaşi, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Building Services
Email:
Livia-Ingrid Diaconu
Affiliation: „Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iaşi, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Building Services
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Tomme: 63 (67) | Fascicle: 3 | 2017
Pages: 65-78
Abstract text:
Considering the importance of preserving historic buildings, investigating the causes underlying the occurrence of degradation and establishing the degradation mechanisms is a priority. In this regard, the paper synthesizes the causes, the effects, and the degradation occurrence mechanisms commonly encountered in ancient buildings. Also, in order to highlight the effects of moisture in building elements, the main degradations of a historic building monument, located in the center of the city, the Kieser House, are described.
Key Words:
moisture; moisture sources; physical degradation; chemical degradation; biological degradation

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Author(s) Information

Diana-Andreea Clim
Affiliation: „Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iaşi, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Building Services
Email: dianaclim@yahoo.com
Liviu Groll
Affiliation: „Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iaşi, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Building Services
Email:
Livia-Ingrid Diaconu
Affiliation: „Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iaşi, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Building Services
Email:

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