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  • moisture in buildings
  • brick, masonry, mortar
  • cladding, siding, veneer



    • Related References
  • Straube, J. F. and Burnett, E. F. P., (1998), Drainage, ventilation drying and enclosure performance




    		• Essay:

    Moisture storage mechanisms

    Sources: Straube, J. F. and Burnett, E. F. P., 1998

    1. As water trapped at mortar dams in brick veneer walls or poorly drained portions of other types of walls;

    2. As droplets (or frost) adhered by surface tension to the backside of the cladding or front side of the inner wall layers;

    3. Adsorbed or absorbed (I.e. retained by capillarity) in hygroscopic building materials ()especially brick, wood, fibrous insulation, paper, etc), and

    4 as vapor in the air.


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