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Moisture is one of the main causes of pathologies in buildings and, thus, has always aroused great interest within the scientific community. This chapter presents a state of the art concerning infrared thermography (IRT) applications with focus on moisture assessment in buildings.

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  1. CONSTRUCT-LFC, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Eva Barreira & Ricardo M. S. F. Almeida

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, School of Technology and Management, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Viseu, Portugal

    Ricardo M. S. F. Almeida

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Barreira, E., Almeida, R.M.S.F. (2019). Introduction. In: Infrared Thermography for Building Moisture Inspection. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75386-7_1

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