Moisture conditions in coated exterior wood: Part 4: Theoretical basis for observed behaviour. A computer modelling study

Holz als Roh - und Werkstoff

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 105-113

  Derbyshire, H ^a   Robson, D J ^b,c  

^a BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DRYING; MOISTURE; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); WATER ABSORPTION;

FIBER SATURATION POINT (FSP);

TIMBER;

DIFFUSION; DRYING; FORESTS; MOISTURE; SATURATION; WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 0033118136     PISSN: 00183768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00002630     Document Type: Article

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