Estudos de ensaios destrutivos X ensaios não destrutivos em edificações históricas: o caso da Igreja Matriz de Laranjeiras/SE

Abstract

This work arises from the need to understand the analysis methods applied to historic buildings, especially given the constant discussion between destructive testing (DT) and non-destructive testing (NDT). The central objective is to construct a comparative study between these two methodologies, taking the mortars of the Igreja Matriz do Sagrado Coração de Jesus (Mother Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus), located in the city of Laranjeiras, Sergipe, as the object of analysis. The aim is to identify the advantages and limitations of each technique in the investigation of construction pathologies associated with humidity, crystallizations, efflorescence, and other phenomena common in heritage buildings. For this purpose, traditional knowledge related to "sanitizing" restorative mortars is revisited to enhance the understanding of the tests and their practical applications. By analyzing the results obtained, the intention is to critically reflect on the effectiveness of each approach in addressing the detected pathologies, with emphasis on humidity pathology, given that it is the most common pathology in historic buildings, thus contributing to the selection of methods better suited to the preservation of the built heritage.