Rising Damp in Walls: Evaluation of the Level Achieved by the Damp Front

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2013

Authors

Ana Guimarães (Author) FEUP; J. M. P. Q. Delgado (Author) FEUP; V. P. de Freitas (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Journal of Building Physics

Vol. 37 No. 1

Pages: 6-27

ISSN: 1744-2591

Publisher: SAGE

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-006-9RR

DOI: 10.1177/1744259112453822

Abstract (EN): Treating rising damp in the walls of historical buildings is complex because moisture transfer into the walls of old buildings in direct contact with the ground leads to the migration of soluble salts. This work analyzes rising damp using concepts and methods of unsaturated moisture flow theory, and a numerical validation study. A simple analytical model describes the rising damp front for the simplified situation of a monolithic wall. The influence of wall thickness, boundary conditions, wall composition, and material properties, such as porosity and sorptivity, are analyzed in detail.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific