Drying and Wetting of Building Materials and Components

This book, Drying and Wetting of Building Materials and Components, provides a collection of recent contributions in the field of drying and wetting in porous building materials. The main benefit of the book is that it discusses some of the most important topics related to the drying and wetting pro...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Delgado, J.M.P.Q. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
Series:Building Pathology and Rehabilitation
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Air Drying Technologies Applied to Buildings Treatment
  • Moisture Transfer Kinetics in Building Materials and Components: Modeling, Experimental Data, Simulation
  • Wetting and Drying Kinetics of Building Materials
  • Pore Structure Parameters and Drying Rates of Building Materials
  • Setting and Drying of Bio-Based Building Materials
  • Modelling of Wetting and Drying Cycles in Building Structures
  • A Review of Drying Theory and Modelling Approaches
  • Cost Effective and Energy Efficient Control of Indoor Humidity in Buildings with Hygroscopic Building Materials and Desiccants in the HVAC System
  • Risk of Condensation in Mechanically Attached Roof Systems in Cold U.S. Climate Zones.