An in situ experimental study of the hydric behaviour of a section at the western stretch in the medieval wall in Ávila
Abstract
The use of capacitive type probes is new in the field of built heritage, so a specific methodology has been developed, in order to evaluate the behaviour of moisture in a stone masonry wall, filled with mortar and stones, corresponding to section 44-45 at the western stretch in the medieval wall in Ávila. This study shows the value of the FDR probes to analyse the influence of the water input on the wall, from the rainfall and subsoil; as well as the efficiency of the interventions carried out on the same wall to cut the rising damp, such as the waterproofing of the adarve (walkway on the ramparts) and the incorporation of drainage facilities inside and out next to the wall.
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