Modeling the Degradation Rate of the Wood Frame Doors and Windows of the National Palace of Sintra, Portugal
Publication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 30, Issue 2
Abstract
Modeling the service life of building components is a key requirement for several purposes, including the implementation of an effective and efficient asset-management system, life-cycle assessments, or life-cycle cost calculations. Because the phenomena underlying the degradation of building components is highly complex, it is common to use statistical approaches for modeling purposes. This paper is focused on the statistical modeling of the service life of the wood frame doors and windows of the National Palace of Sintra. A review of the main factors of degradation of traditional linseed-based painted wood frame doors and windows and of the approaches that have been used to model the service life of building materials and components is presented. The influence of the exposure to weather agents on the degradation rate of external wood frame doors and windows is investigated and a model to estimate the average condition level is proposed. The proposed model takes into account radiation and wind-driven rain and their interaction in the degradation process.
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Acknowledgments
The authors thank Professor António Lamas, president of the Board of Administration of Parques de Sintra—Montes da Lua, and Dr. Maria InŒs Ferro, director of the National Place of Sintra, for making this research possible. Vitor Sousa acknowledges the support from the ICIST-IST Research Institute. Also, the very constructive comments of the anonymous reviewers were much appreciated.
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Volume 30 • Issue 2 • April 2016
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Received: Mar 25, 2014
Accepted: Dec 26, 2014
Published online: Feb 4, 2015
Discussion open until: Jul 4, 2015
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