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This paper describes the current condition of some dovetail joints which form the wall corners of two Greek Catholic churches of wooden construction in Polish Subcarpathia. It also gives the historical background of the sacral architecture of that region. The two structures, which represent the same type of log corner joints are situated in Chotylub and Cewków. The buildings were examined e.g. for damage, wood moisture content, out-of-plane deviations and changes in the geometry of the walls. The study is based on in-situ examination and structural analysis of the joints. Finite element simulations of the statics of joints built of old, and mixture of old and new, wood are performed in order to show how the change of material properties affects their structural behaviour. Also a sensitivity analysis is performed to describe the effect on potential repairs that combining old damp wood with new and dry joint members might have.

Authors

• dr hab. inż. Izabela Lubowiecka link open in new tab ,
• mgr inż. Tomasz Zybała link open in new tab ,
• dr hab. inż. arch. Grzegorz Bukal link open in new tab ,
• dr inż. Marcin Krajewski link open in new tab ,
• dr hab. inż. Marcin Kujawa link open in new tab ,
• prof. dr hab. inż. Paweł Kłosowski link open in new tab