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Performance prediction for masonry walls with EIFS using calculation procedures and laboratory testing

Hens, H. and J. Carmeliet
2002
Journal of Thermal Envelope and Building Science, 25(03)

Hens, H. and J. Carmeliet, (2002), "Performance prediction for masonry walls with EIFS using calculation procedures and laboratory testing", Journal of Thermal Envelope and Building Science, 25(03).
Abstract:
This paper looks at masonry walls insulated outside with an EIFS system. It applies calculation procedures, laboratory testing and field experience to the selection of the materials and the details of the design. Special attention is given to the thermal and hygric response of the walls and to the durability of EIFS applications. The study shows that calculation procedures and measurements cannot only provide confidence in the prediction of the performances but can also give the fundamental information required for the improvement and optimisation of the design.
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Hens, H.
Department of Civil Engineering, Laboratory of Building Physics, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium http://www.bwk.kuleuven.ac.be/bwf/e_hugohens.htm
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  9. Heat, air and moisture transfer in insulated envelope parts. Final Report, Volume 1, Modelling
  10. Heat-air-moisture design of masonry cavity walls: theoretical and experimental results and practice
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  12. IEA Annex 14: Condensation and Energy
  13. Inquiry on HAMCAT codes
  14. Interstitial condensation due to air leakage: a sensitivity analysis
  15. Microscopic analysis of imbibition processes in oolitic limestone
  16. Modeling. Final Report
  17. Performance-based development of a thermally insulated pitched roof system
  18. Pitched roofs, heat-air-moisture transport in tiled and slated roofs with the thermal insulation at rafter level
  19. Simulating non-isothermal water vapour transfer: an experimental validation on multi-layered building components
  20. The influence of soil moisture in the unsaturated zone on the heat loss from buildings via the ground  
Carmeliet, J.
Department of Civil Engineering Laboratory of Building Physics, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
  1. A comparison of different techniques to quantify moisture content profiles in porous building materials
  2. A multiscale network model for simulating moisture transfer properties of porous media
  3. A review of wind-driven rain research in building science
  4. A simplified numerical model for rainwater runoff on building facades: Possibilities and limitations
  5. Conservative modelling of the moisture and heat transfer in building components under atmospheric excitation
  6. Description of the moisture capacity of building materials
  7. Determination of the isothermal moisture transport properties of porous building materials
  8. Determination of the liquid water diffusivity from transient moisture transfer experiments
  9. Determination of the moisture capacity of porous building materials
  10. Driving rain on building envelopes II: representative experimental data for driving rain estimation
  11. Microscopic analysis of imbibition processes in oolitic limestone
  12. Modeling fluid flow in fractured media using continuum, network and discrete aproaches
  13. Pedestrian wind environment around buildings: literature review and practical examples
  14. Position paper on material characterization and HAM model benchmarking
  15. Rainwater runoff from building facades: A review
  16. Simulating non-isothermal water vapour transfer: an experimental validation on multi-layered building components
  17. Spatial and temporal distribution of driving rain on a low-rise building
  18. The influence of soil moisture in the unsaturated zone on the heat loss from buildings via the ground
  19. Wind, rain and the building envelope: studies at the Laboratory of Building Physics, KULeuven
  20. Wind-driven rain as a boundary condition for HAM simulations: Analysis of simplified modelling approaches  


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