Thermal lag and decrement factor of a coconut-ferrocement roofing system

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 55, Issue , 2014, Pages 246-256

  Alavez Ramirez, R ^a   Chinas Castillo F ^b   Morales Dominguez, V ^a   Ortiz Guzman, M ^a   Lara Romero, J ^c  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b Instituto Tecnologico de   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Coconut fibre; Decrement factor; Temperature range; Thermal lag

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893942552     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.01.048     Document Type: Article

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