ABSTRACT
The analysis of the structures belonging to the built cultural heritage environment usually requires nondestructive tests (NDT), which supply the data needed to evaluate the construction and to decide on further actions to preserve and maintain it. One of the most popular methodologies in the NDT of cultural heritage is ground-penetrating radar (GPR). This chapter presents two examples of the assessment in cultural heritage buildings. The first case study is based on the analysis of masonry, detecting damage and embedded targets. This study is completed with seismic tomography, which is also an NDT technique, and endoscopy. The second case is focused on the evaluation of wooden beams. In many old buildings, wooden elements are combined with masonry, presenting problems due to humidity or woodworm. The analysis of all the radar images provided a map of each room where the most problematic areas could be marked for further analysis or to proceed to the repair of the damage.
