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Brick masonry industrial chimneys: assessment, evaluation and intervention

João M Guedes1,2, Valter Lopes1, Bruno Quelhas1

  • 1NCREP - Consultoria em Reabilitação do Edificado e Património, Praça Coronel Pacheco, 2, 4050-453 Porto, Portugal.

Philosophical Transactions. Series A, Mathematical, Physical, and Engineering Sciences
|August 20, 2019
PubMed
Summary

This study analyzes 10 industrial brick masonry chimneys in Portugal, correlating their geometry and material properties. Findings aid designers in assessing chimney safety and identifying reinforcement needs for these historical structures.

Keywords:
brick masonryindustrial chimneysinspection and diagnosisintervention

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