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Moisture on vault of church no. 2 Figure 13 (church no. 5) shows west external façade. While the surface moisture meter did not detect significant moisture content below the window (< 30 %), IRT revealed temperature anomalies (Bx1, Bx2), suggesting the presence of moisture. It is important to note that the dark blue/purple colour around the window border does not indicate moisture but the change in paint.
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Even though moisture content or relative humidity are one of the basic physical properties of building materials, excessive moisture content in building materials often leads to structural damage and aesthetic changes in the material. This paper presents the results of a study investigating the use of infrared thermography (IRT) to identify and ass...