Laboratory test on moisture adsorption-desorption of wall paintings at Mogao Grottoes, China

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science A

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 208-218

  Zhang, Hu Yuan ^a   Yan, Geng Sheng ^a   Wang, Xu Dong ^b,c  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b National Engineering Research Center of Ancient Mural Protection   (China)

^c Dunhuang Academy   (China)

Author keywords

Mogao Grottoes; Moisture adsorption desorption; Plaster; Unsaturated soil; Wall paintings

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION DESORPTION; AIR TEMPERATURE; DESORPTION PROCESS; DUNHUANG; HIGH HUMIDITY; LABORATORY TEST; LOW HUMIDITY; MOGAO GROTTOES; MOISTURE ADSORPTION; MOISTURE DESORPTION; PLANT GROWTH; SATURATED SALT SOLUTION; SIMULATION TESTS; TEST DATA; UNSATURATED SOIL; VARYING TEMPERATURE; WALL PAINTINGS;

ADSORPTION; CAVES; DESORPTION; PLASTER;

MOISTURE;

EID: 84865550709     PISSN: 1673565X     EISSN: 18621775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.A1100204     Document Type: Article

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