Abstract:The service life prediction models intend to extrapolate the future behaviour of building elements, anticipating the instant at which an intervention is required. Markov chains can be used to assess the future condition of the construction components and are applied in this study to model the service life of stone claddings (directly adhered to the substrate), based on visual inspections of buildings in service conditions. The degradation of stone claddings is evaluated using a discrete scale with five conditi… Show more
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