Inspection and Diagnosis System for Wood Flooring
Publication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 27, Issue 5
Abstract
This paper presents an expert system to support the inspection and diagnosis of wood applied as a floor covering [wood flooring (WF)]. The defects that may affect WF along with their probable causes are classified in this system. The inspection system also embraces the correlation matrices between defects and between defects and probable causes, the classification of the diagnosis methods, and the repair techniques suitable for each WF defect. This paper also includes an example of an individual defect file containing a complete characterization and the most suitable diagnosis methods and repair techniques. This inspection system was validated through standard inspections of 90 WFs applied indoors and eight applied in exterior areas, in a total of 35 buildings.
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Acknowledgments
The writers are grateful for the support received from the Structural Engineering, Territory and Construction Research Institute (ICIST), Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Technical University of Lisbon, and the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).
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Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 27 • Issue 5 • October 2013
Pages: 564 - 574
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Received: Aug 20, 2011
Accepted: Mar 2, 2012
Published online: Mar 5, 2012
Published in print: Oct 1, 2013
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