Determination of equilibrium moisture content of building materials: Some practical difficulties

Journal of ASTM International

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Kumaran, Mavinkal K ^a   Mukhopadhyaya, Phalguni ^a   Normandin, Nicole ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Desorption; Equilibrium moisture content; Hysteresis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM SILICATE; DRYING TEMPERATURE; EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE CONTENT; PRESSURE PLATES;

ADSORPTION; DESORPTION; HYSTERESIS; MOISTURE; POROUS MATERIALS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

EID: 34248144363     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1546962X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/JAI100265     Document Type: Article

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