The mechanical cut against rising damp : research and analysis on the method used

Abstract

If any city in the world has a problem of rising capillary moisture, that city is Venice, where the buildings literally stand in the water. Behind the attractive elevations of the canal-side buildings are damp decaying houses, unfit for habitation which have long been abandoned by their inhabitants. In Venice, as a result of efforts over the past decade to improve the condition of the city's buildings, all known methods of damp proofing can be seen. ln tact it was the Venetians who invented a system called cuci e scuci to bar the rise of water inside their walls. Since then technology has taken a twist and diverse methods of cutting, various water barriers and state of the art techniques are being proposed.