Evaluation of building materials using infrared thermography

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 218-224

  Barreira, Eva ^a   de Freitas, Vasco P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Building materials; Comfort; Hygrothermal behaviour; Infrared thermography

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; INFRARED RADIATION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; REFLECTION; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

COMFORT; HYGROTHERMAL BEHAVIOR; INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY; LOCAL SURFACE COOLING;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

EID: 33746903913     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2005.06.049     Document Type: Article

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