As the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Concrete Institute (Ad) work toward the adoption of new standards in masonry construction, a new level of quality control inspection is becoming mandatory. Required inspections will focus on evaluating masonry for compliance with the design specifications with regard to material, structural strength and thermal performance. The use of video infrared thermography provides a thorough, systematic mathod of masonry construction inspection. By video taping the survey, potential controversy can be alleviated by reviewing the permanent video taped record.

Date Published: 1 March 1990
PDF: 6 pages
Proc. SPIE 1313, Thermosense XII: An International Conference on Thermal Sensing and Imaging Diagnostic Applications, (1 March 1990); doi: 10.1117/12.21913

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 1313:
Thermosense XII: An International Conference on Thermal Sensing and Imaging Diagnostic Applications
Sharon A. Semanovich, Editor(s)