Visual inspection on sources and factors of deterioration in wood components of Malay traditional house

• Main Authors: Kamaruddin, Zumahiran, Nazuki, Siti Najwa
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: NA105 Preservation and restoration of architecture monument; NA2542.36 Sustainable architecture
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/47842/1/SiA2015_proceedings.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/47842/2/SiA2015_certificate.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/47842/3/SiA2015_Tentative_programme_.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/47842/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Wood is one of the principal materials for the construction of Malay traditional houses. However, the wood components are subject to deterioration due to the hot and humid tropical country like Malaysia. Therefore this study aims to investigate the sources and factors of deterioration on wood compon...