Assessment of safety and working life of industrial heritage buildings

The main goal of the project is to provide operational tools and background information for decision making concerning reconstructions and further use of industrial heritage structures. The project outcomes will be applicable to masonry, concrete and steel industrial structures. The developed methodology for the assessment of industrial structures will also be applicable to other heritage structures. Findings of the project will be used in development of the National annex to ISO 13822 for heritage structures and supplements to Technical requirements for verification of existing bridges. Partial goals of the project include development of: - Models for basic variables and environmental effects, - Methods for structural verification based on non- and semi-destructive testing, - Methodology for efficient decisions about construction interventions using cost optimisation. Application of innovative techniques based on reliability methods consistent with Eurocodes will lead to significant societal and economic benefits supporting further use of industrial areas in decline, reduction of costs of technical surveys and ecological benefits (reduction of material and energy consumption). Project findings will be verified by case studies, disseminated by scientific publications and utilised within tertiary and life-long e