Abstract
Infrared thermography was used in surveying dormitory debris of Tomsk High Military School of Communication Engineering in Siberia that collapsed on July 17, 97, with 12 students dead. In total, the debris had the ambient temperature but plentiful joints between vertical brick-made columns and horizontal concrete beams were detected to be abnormally warm. The reasons for this temperature elevation are discussed. The arguments pro and contra possibility to identify temperature patterns as abnormal mechanical stresses are considered.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
Editors | J.R. Snell, R.N. Wurzbach |
Pages | 164-168 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Volume | 3361 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1998 |
Event | Thermosense XX - Orlando, FL, United States Duration: 14 Apr 1998 → 16 Apr 1998 |
Other
Other | Thermosense XX |
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Country | United States |
City | Orlando, FL |
Period | 14.4.98 → 16.4.98 |
Keywords
- Building
- Fatigue damage
- Infrared thermography
- Thermoelasticity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Condensed Matter Physics