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Masonry Restoration
Masonry Restoration Dynamics
The unique dynamics of masonry buildings demand specialized forensic engineering skills when maintenance or restoration work becomes necessary. Understanding the dynamics of water infiltration through masonry as well as moisture retention, dissipation and deterioration scenarios within the wall, are essential for proper diagnosis and remediation. Period construction techniques, such as a lack of vertical expansion joints, horizontal soft joints, or other stress relief measures reduce a buildings ability to resist stress within a wall.
Properly interpreting the exterior presentations of decay: spalling, cracking, delaminating and displacement, so that the true underlying conditions are revealed, enable repair designs that do not mask the formative causes of decay, but significantly extend the useful life and enhance the performance of a masonry building.
Masonry Restoration Professionals
Professional masonry restoration engineers understand how improper inspection and repairs can seriously advance a building deterioration scenario from a simple maintenance item to a catastrophic structural situation. |
