Detection of infiltration from accidental causes with infrared thermography: case study

 

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Autoři: Aquino Rocha, Joaquin Hmberto, Firmino dos Santos, Cynthia, Vieira Póvoas, Yêda
Médium: artículo original
Stav:Versión publicada
Datum vydání:2025
Popis:Infiltration in buildings is one of the most frequent problems and, in most cases, is the product of pipe leaks, construction defects, among others. Their detection is difficult, since they do not present external manifestations in the first phases. Infrared thermography may be a potential technique for detecting these defects, since it does not need direct contact with the inspected structure and has real-time results. Thus, this article aims to evaluate infrared thermography to detect infiltrations due to accidental causes. The methodology of the work consisted in the inspection of the common areas of a multifamily condominium with a thermographic camera and the use of a humidity detector, in a complementary way. The results allowed to prove that the detection was possible with small thermal gradients, around 0.4 °C to 1.5 °C, where the affected areas were visualized with lower temperature due to the thermal inertia of the water. In the inspection for infiltration verification, the technique showed a rapid detection of this pathological manifestation and can be used as an auxiliary tool
Země:Portal de Revistas UCR
Instituce:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Jazyk:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/2194
On-line přístup:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rmateriales/article/view/2194
Klíčové slovo:Infiltration
Infrared thermography
Moisture
Pathological manifestation
Infiltración
Termografía infraroja
Humedad
Manifestación patológica