More Comprehension, more protection: Non destructive techniques in the survey of the former S. Salvatore hospital in L'Aquila, Italy

Abstract

[EN] Non-destructive techniques are fundamental tools for a thorough knowledge of the construction aspects, structural conditions and pathologies of buildings. These tools become indispensable in the investigation of the Architectural Heritage subject to protection, guaranteeing the minimum invasiveness of the surveys in compliance with the architectural constraints. This paper shows the contribution that thermographer and thermofluometry have given in the knowledge and communication of the Former S. Salvatore Hospital in L¿Aquila, Italy. The building, following the damage suffered by the 2009 earthquake, has been the subject of numerous studies but the analyses presented in this work represent an element of novelty and a fundamental step for the upcoming restoration interventions.