An experimental fixture for continuous monitoring of electrical effects in moist masonry walls

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2023-2029

  Franzoni, Elisa ^a   Sandrolini, Franco ^a   Bandini, Simone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ancient buildings; Brick masonry; Electrokinetic effects; Laboratory assemblies; Porous building materials; Rising damp; Soluble salts

Indexed keywords

ANCIENT BUILDINGS; BRICK MASONRY; ELECTROKINETIC EFFECT; POROUS BUILDING MATERIAL; RISING DAMP; SOLUBLE SALTS;

BRICK; BRICKMAKING; BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; ELECTRODYNAMICS; FIXTURES (TOOLING); MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; MOISTURE CONTROL; RETAINING WALLS; SALTS; WATER CONTENT;

WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

EID: 78650903898     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2010.11.047     Document Type: Article

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