| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 172, 2020
12th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics (NSB 2020)
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| Article Number | 23004 | |
| Number of page(s) | 7 | |
| Section | Moisture damage and durability | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202017223004 | |
| Published online | 30 June 2020 | |
Reliability of the detection of moisture and mould damage in visual inspections
Tampere University, Faculty of Built Environment, Civil Engineering, Renovation and service life engineering of structures, Korkeakoulunkatu 5, FI-33720 Tampere, Finland
* Corresponding author: petri.annila@tuni.fi
Moisture and mould damage are common in Finnish public buildings. Due to the possible health hazards of such damage, more efficient detection methods and protocols are needed to examine it. The aim of this study is to examine the reliability of visual inspection in the detection of moisture and mould damage. The study points out that the reliability of all the research material is 70%. The highest reliability values concentrate on those structures where the repair need is highest. However, the range of reliability values is wide: from 0% to 100% depending on the age of building or structure. Reliability is highest in the most simplified structures and lowest in structures consisting of multiple layers of different building materials.
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