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Moisture Influence on the Thermal Properties of Materials in Building Envelopes and Sustainability in Tropical Climates

Bhattacharjee, B.

Effect of moisture saturation on thermal conductivity of various construction materials are experimentally determined. The variation of thermal properties with moisture saturation is illustrated. The thermal performance factors namely U-Value, admittance, amplitude decrements and corresponding time-lags are calculated for three commonly used constructions in tropical conditions, at varied degrees of moisture saturation. Influence of moisture saturation of envelope materials on heating and cooling loads in tropical climates are highlighted considering a simple example case.

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Moisture Influence on the Thermal Properties of Materials in Building Envelopes and Sustainability in Tropical Climates

Bhattacharjee, B.

Effect of moisture saturation on thermal conductivity of various construction materials are experimentally determined. The variation of thermal properties with moisture saturation is illustrated. The thermal performance factors namely U-Value, admittance, amplitude decrements and corresponding time-lags are calculated for three commonly used constructions in tropical conditions, at varied degrees of moisture saturation. Influence of moisture saturation of envelope materials on heating and cooling loads in tropical climates are highlighted considering a simple example case.

Moisture Influence on the Thermal Properties of Materials in Building Envelopes and Sustainability in Tropical Climates

Bhattacharjee, B.

Effect of moisture saturation on thermal conductivity of various construction materials are experimentally determined. The variation of thermal properties with moisture saturation is illustrated. The thermal performance factors namely U-Value, admittance, amplitude decrements and corresponding time-lags are calculated for three commonly used constructions in tropical conditions, at varied degrees of moisture saturation. Influence of moisture saturation of envelope materials on heating and cooling loads in tropical climates are highlighted considering a simple example case.

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Title:

Moisture Influence on the Thermal Properties of Materials in Building Envelopes and Sustainability in Tropical Climates

Contributors:

Bhattacharjee, B. (author)

Conference:

International Conference on Sustainable Design, Engineering, and Construction 2012 ; 2012 ; Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Published in:

ICSDEC 2012 ; 765-774

Publication date:

2012-11-14

ISBN:

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784412688.092

Type of media:

Conference paper

Type of material:

Electronic Resource

Language:

English

Keywords:

Environmental issues , Moisture , Tropical regions , Design , Construction materials , Sustainable development , Project management , Building information models , Thermal factors , Construction management

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