Documentation and Assessment Methods for Timber Structures

Authors

Michael Spencer, University of Mary WashingtonFollow

Document Type

Article

Journal Title

Timber Framing: Journal of the Timber Framing Guild

Publication Date

3-2014

Abstract

Over the past few decades, new documentation and material assessment techniques and technologies have been introduced into the field of historic preservation, including computer-based photorectification, infrared thermography (IRT), stress-wave timing and resistance or microdrilling. While slow to catch on in private practice in large part due to initial cost, techno- logical development has brought costs down to a point where their use appears to be gaining traction. These technologies and techniques offer those who work with historic timber-frame structures improved efficiency, increased retention of historic fabric and more informed assessments.

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TIMBER FRAMING, Journal of the Timber Framers Guild, appears in March, June, September and December. The journal is written by its readers and pays for interesting articles by experienced and novice writers alike.

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Recommended Citation

Spencer, Michael. “Documentation and Assessment Methods for Timber Structures.” Timber Framing: Journal of the Timber Framing Guild, no. 111 (March 2014). https://www.tfguild.org/publications/timber-framing.