Moisture Control in Buildings by Heinz R. Trechsel

By Heinz R. Trechsel

This quantity offers very important facts and appropriate info in relation to moisture difficulties in constructions; their prognosis, prevention, and rehabilitation. It offers the reader info on find out how to layout and hold moisture-resistant structures and the way to enquire and proper moisutre difficulties in current structures.

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M). mates, the uniformly distributed air exfiltration may cause higher maximum values of moisture in structures than with the reference-type flow pattern. According to the total accumulated mass of moisture in the structure, the differences in the hygrothermal behavior of the structure between uniformly distributed air exfiltration and the reference case are small. However, a nonuniform air exfiltration will cause much higher local moisture content values when compared with the uniform airflow.

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Thermal conductivity. Weather data can be used as the exterior boundary conditions for simulations. Thus, one may use temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation, pressure, and rain conditions based on weather data. A P P L I C A T I O N 1. M O I S T U R E ACCUMULATION DUE TO AIR CONVECTION The structure consists of a 150-mrS-thick layer of mineral fiber insulation bounded by a 12-ram-thick chipboard inside (room side) and a 12-ram-thick wood fiberboard outside. 5 m. The inside cover has cracks at the top and bottom of the structure so that air inside the insulation is in contact with that in the room.

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