Zhu, H;
D'Ayala, D;
Aktas, YD;
(2021)
Wind Driven Rain (WDR) Laboratory Tests on Cavity Wall Specimens treated with surface waterproofing products.
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Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Moisture in Buildings 2021.
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Abstract
Wind driven rain (WDR) is one of the most common sources of moisture risks affecting buildings in the UK. Water penetration can lead to defects such as ineffective insulation, damp inner walls and freeze-thaw damage, causing issues in both energy efficiency and wall integrity. Surface waterproofing products have shown great potential as a new method of improving the moisture condition in buildings. This paper is focused on real size cavity walls tested under WDR exposure to study the hygrothermal performance of surface waterproofing products. Test results show both acrylic-based liquid and silane/siloxane blend cream products were capable of lessening moisture enrichment of masonry cavity walls under cyclic WDR loading.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | Wind Driven Rain (WDR) Laboratory Tests on Cavity Wall Specimens treated with surface waterproofing products |
| Event: | 1st International Conference on Moisture in Buildings 2021 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.14293/icmb210072 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.14293/icmb210072 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2020 ScienceOpen. Published under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | waterproofing, water repellence, surface treatment, wind-driven rain (WDR), brick masonry, absorption |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10128023 |
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