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Diagnostic methods for evaluation of construction timber
Heřmánková, V. ; Kloiber, Michal ; Tippner, J. ; Anton, O.
In the present time, there is an effort in the Czech Republic to increase the share of realization of wooden structures. For this reason the necessity to pay higher attention to wood as building material, to learn how to inspect its quality before starting the building as well as of the already bulit-in wood is evident. The paper performs diagnostic methods for evaluation of construction timber being used at the workplaces of the authors. The methods are sorted according to the kind of invasiveness onto non-destructive, semi-destructive and destructive.
Problems with the quality of lime mortars modified with metakaolin in the field of conservation of building heritage
Slížková, Zuzana ; Frankeová, Dita ; Hauková, Petra ; Janotová, Dana
The paper presents a case of failed application of air lime mortar modified with metakaolin as the replacement of decayed or missed render rep. jointing mortar from historic wall. Detailed material characterization of applied mortar results in determination of causes leading to low durability of mortar applied on historic walls.

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