Abstract: The implementation of a roof maintenance plan is a key element to control in-service system performance by monitoring the deterioration factors, types of anomalies, and their causes. A continuous and structured follow-up ...

Abstract: The practice of predictive maintenance depends significantly on the diagnosis of in-service performance and on the decision criteria for the selection of maintenance tasks. The definition of these criteria is limited because ...

Abstract: This paper presents the analysis of the anomalies of external door and window frames, based on the inspection of 295 frameworks, in a total of 96 buildings in various locations in Portugal. With these inspections it was ...

Abstract: This paper presents the data collected from the inspection of 105 Portuguese flat roofs. The inspections were based on a system of inspection, diagnosis, and rehabilitation created and validated previously for flat roofs. ...

Abstract: The maintenance of external facades’ claddings has been neglected over the years. The maintenance actions were limited to total replacement when the claddings showed a severe degradation condition. However, in the last ...