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http://dx.doi.org/10.12654/JCS.2019.35.6.07

A Study on the Inspection of Termite-damaged Wooden Buildings through the Use of Detection Dogs and an Analysis of Environmental Factors  

Kim, Young Hee (Restoration Technology Science Division, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
Lim, Bo A (Restoration Technology Science Division, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
Lee, Jeung Min (Restoration Technology Science Division, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
Jo, Chang Wook (Restoration Technology Science Division, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
Kim, Soo Ji (Restoration Technology Science Division, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
Park, Ji Hee (Restoration Technology Science Division, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
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Journal of Conservation Science / v.35, no.6, 2019 , pp. 641-651 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigates three buildings arranged alongside at the same level, namely, the Josadang, the Buljojeon, and the Palsangjeon. Their backside is blocked by an embankment with an environmental condition unsuitable for wooden buildings. The pillar behind the Josadang had termite damage for which termite damage and environmental investigations had been conducted for the past four years. The termite damage was monitored four times using the termite detection dogs, and the environmental factors were surveyed 27 times, except during the winter season. As a result, the locations of the columns with a high frequency of responses from the termite detection dogs were found and damage was confirmed. According to the surface moisture content investigations, the surface moisture content was highest in the Josadang and lowest in the Buljojeon. After a statistical analysis, the mean, the median, and the mode values were compared. The difference between the mean and the median was found to be less, however, the mode varied significantly. The mode values of the Josadang and the Palsangjeon were 14.5% and 10.8%, respectively, higher than the 6.1% mode value of the Buljojeon. It was concluded that the temperature and the water content affected the termite damage, which increases if the temperature and the water content remain constant owing to the environmental factors.
Keywords
Wooden building; Termite damage; Detector dog; Meteorological factors;
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