Abstract
Timber is a construction material easily degraded when exposed to the weather without any particular treatment. The deterioration risk of timber structures increases over time. The historic buildings suffer the most severe deterioration after exposed to hundreds of years. The demand for preserving the heritage building as a legacy from the past is increasing nowadays. Thus, it is essential to know the building’s residual service life to determine the proper measures at the right time. It is required to decide when the responsible party should do a replacement or repair action on the main building elements. The simulation of decay depth on the Sambas Sultanate Palace showed that the timber foundations had not faced severe deterioration problems. The occurring decay depth is 25.940 mm (in 135 years), and the initiation of decay occurred in 22 years after the mosque was built. It has not reached the center of the foundation cross-section yet. Thus, it is concluded that the building is in excellent stability and safety condition.
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