Exposure to condensation moisture of sheathing in retrofitted leaky wall assemblies

Journal of Architectural Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 72-82

  Derome, Dominique ^a   Desmarais, Guylaine ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Envelope; Full scale tests; Infiltration; Laboratory tests; Leakage; Retrofitting; Walls; Water content

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FILTRATION; INFILTRATION; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MOISTURE; RETROFITTING; WETTING;

ENVELOPES; FULL-SCALE TESTS; LABORATORY TESTS; WATER CONTENT; WINTER CONDITIONS;

WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

EID: 33646731770     PISSN: 10760431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1076-0431(2006)12:2(72)     Document Type: Article

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