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  • moisture in buildings



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



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    		Essay:

    drying of building walls

    moisture can be removed from an enclosure wall in: 1. Gravity drainage of liquid moisture;, 2, cabillary transport to, and evaporation from the outer surfacer of the screen, diffusion and/or convection of water vapor outward through the screena nd inward into the wall or building interior, and, 4. Convective flow of exterior air through the air sapce (e.e. ventilation)


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