A comparison of the Nordtest and Japanese test methods for the moisture buffering performance of building materials

Journal of Building Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 137-161

  Roels, Staf ^a   Janssen, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dynamic loading; Hygric response; Moisture buffer value; Moisture buffering

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC LOADING; HYGRIC RESPONSE; MOISTURE BUFFER VALUE; MOISTURE BUFFERING;

DYNAMIC RESPONSE; MOISTURE; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

EID: 33749481128     PISSN: 17442591     EISSN: 17442583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744259106068101     Document Type: Article

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