Rising damp in masonry walls and the importance of mortar properties

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1815-1820

  Rirsch, Eric ^a   Zhang, Zhongyi ^b  

^a Safeguard Europe Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Building; Damp; Masonry; Mortar; Rising damp; Structure; Walls

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY EFFECTS; CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; CONTROLLING MECHANISM; EVAPORATIVE COOLING; KEY FACTORS; MASONRY; MASONRY MORTARS; MASONRY WALLS; SALT FORMATION; STRONG CORRELATION; STRUCTURE WALLS; SURFACE MOISTURES; THEORETICAL MODELS;

EVAPORATION; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; FOUNDATIONS; MOISTURE CONTROL; MORTAR; PLASTER; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 77955261813     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2010.04.024     Document Type: Article

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