The project seeks to further our understanding of Icelandic vernacular building physics and structural behaviour with the aim of improving preservation, restoration, and maintenance. Turf houses are the vernacular buildings of Iceland, and the research will especially focus on turf roofs. The indoor and outdoor climate (temperature and humidity) of the roofs in four turf houses owned by the National Museum of Iceland will be monitored along with the moisture content in the turf and the movement of the load carrying structure. Laboratory studies of the material properties of turf will be used to enhance computer simulations which in return will be used in the data analysis. 3D point cloud analyses will be used to study the movements of the timber structure carrying the turf.
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