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Several factors influence the water content of a material: | Several factors influence the water content of a material: | ||
*The '''Materials''' themselves: Depending on the chemical composition, the porosity, the inner surfaces and their composition each material has a different capacity to | *The '''Materials''' themselves: Depending on the chemical composition, the porosity, the inner surfaces and their composition each material has a different capacity to sorb moisture, both form air humidity (adsorption) or as liquid water (absorption). | ||
* The ''' | * The '''Relative Humidity''': Water adsoption from the air is mostly a function of the relative humidity. The higher the relative humidity, the higher the amount of moisture afsorbed by the mateiral. | ||
*'''Liquid Water Uptake''': | *'''Liquid Water Uptake''': Materials, due to their porosity will absorb liquid water when wetter by rain, fog, dew and rising damp. In general, larger amounts of liquid water can be absorbed as compared to water vapor adsorption. | ||
[[Category:Moisture Measurement]] [[Category:Hschwarz]] [[Category:R-SLaue]] [[Category:inProgress]] | [[Category:Moisture Measurement]] [[Category:Hschwarz]] [[Category:R-SLaue]] [[Category:inProgress]] | ||
Revision as of 16:59, 26 December 2011
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Author: Hans-Jürgen Schwarz
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Overview of the chapters on moisture
Introduction
The moisture content is an important parameter for the assessment of salt and moisture damage. It should therefore always be known and should be determined.
Several factors influence the water content of a material:
- The Materials themselves: Depending on the chemical composition, the porosity, the inner surfaces and their composition each material has a different capacity to sorb moisture, both form air humidity (adsorption) or as liquid water (absorption).
- The Relative Humidity: Water adsoption from the air is mostly a function of the relative humidity. The higher the relative humidity, the higher the amount of moisture afsorbed by the mateiral.
- Liquid Water Uptake: Materials, due to their porosity will absorb liquid water when wetter by rain, fog, dew and rising damp. In general, larger amounts of liquid water can be absorbed as compared to water vapor adsorption.