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VICTORIA TOWER, GUERNSEY
Fugro was commissioned by The States of Guernsey to undertake a non-destructive
investigation of the historic Victoria Tower. The tower was built in 1848 to commemorate the
visit of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to the island.
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CASE STUDY
Conclusions
Even though the interior of tower had been
heated, the thermal response was
dominated by the effects of surface relief
and finishes, surface wetness, preferential
cooling by any wind and preferential heating
by any sunshine and not by the presence of
voids within the wall.
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