An experimental set-up for real-time continuous moisture measurements of plywood exposed to outdoor climate

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2368-2377

  Van den Bulcke, Jan ^a   Van Acker, Joris ^a   De Smet, Jordi ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Continuous moisture measurements; Data processing; Plywood; Time of wetness

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC MEASUREMENTS; CONTINUOUS MOISTURE MEASUREMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; LOAD CELLS; MASS CHANGE; MOISTURE CONTENTS; MOISTURE DYNAMICS; MOISTURE MEASUREMENT; OUTDOOR CLIMATE; POST PROCESSING; RAIN EVENTS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SERVICE LIFE PREDICTION; SOLAR IRRADIATION; STRENGTH PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TIME OF WETNESS; WATER UPTAKE;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DATA PROCESSING; MOISTURE CONTROL; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; MOISTURE METERS; PLYWOOD; RAIN;

WOOD PRODUCTS;

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IRRADIATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REAL TIME; RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

DATA PROCESSING; HUMIDITY; MEASUREMENT; MOISTURE; MOISTURE CONTENT; PLY WOOD; RAIN; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 67651014488     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.03.021     Document Type: Article

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