Electroosmotic transport in porous construction materials and dehumidification of masonry

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 254-263

  Bertolini, L ^a   Coppola, L ^b   Gastaldi, M ^a   Redaelli, E ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capillary suction; Dehumidification; Electroosmosis; Humidity; Masonry; Porous construction materials

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; DEWATERING; ELECTRODIALYSIS; ELECTROOSMOSIS; FOUNDATIONS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; OSMOSIS;

CAPILLARY SUCTION; DEHUMIDIFICATION; HUMIDITY; MASONRY; POROUS CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS;

MASONRY MATERIALS;

EID: 54049103334     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2007.12.013     Document Type: Article

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