Damage and Repair of Tall Timber Buildings

Boris Forsthuber; Daniel Brandon; Eleni Toumpanaki; Jan Vcelak; Luka Vojnovic

doi:10.1007/978-3-032-02098-7_13

Damage and Repair of Tall Timber Buildings

Boris Forsthuber^*, Daniel Brandon, Eleni Toumpanaki, Jan Vcelak, Luka Vojnovic

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The chapter summarizes the different methods available for damage repair after water and/or fire events. Different drying methods as well as their advantages and disadvantages are discussed. This is done separately for timber framing and mass timber constructions. The section for repair after fire events points out the different steps that should be taken after a fire event. This includes methods for soot removal, cleaning but also for the removal of odour. Aside from damage repair, also methods for damage prevention, i.e. moisture monitoring methods are discussed. These sensors detect either water (leakage detection) or wood moisture content. In the last section, the importance of asset management and post-construction management is discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Holistic Design of Taller Timber Buildings
Editors	Gerhard Fink, Robert Jockwer, José Manuel Cabrero
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	150-176
Number of pages	27
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9783032020987
ISBN (Print)	9783032020970, 9783032021007
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-02098-7_13
Publication status	Published - 24 Sept 2025

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Name	Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering
Publisher	Springer
ISSN (Print)	2366-259X
ISSN (Electronic)	2366-2603

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Repair of Timber constructions
Water Damage
Fire Damage
Moisture Monitoring

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