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Innovative device for the simulation of environmental conditions and testing of building materials
Authors: Cacciotti, Riccardo ; Wolf, Benjamin ; Macháček, Michael ; Frankl, Jiří
Document type: Papers
Conference/Event: International Conference Engineering mechanics 2022, Milovy (CZ), 20220509
Year: 2022
Language: eng
Abstract: Excessive humidity influences the performance of building envelopes and the safety of their occupants. Moisture related problems can indeed impose significant health risks for buildings’ users and even lead, under extreme scenarios, to structural failures. This paper investigates an innovative experimental setup for evaluating the influence of changing environmental conditions on the performance of building materials. It stems out from a broader ongoing research aimed at studying the trends of mould growth on wooden building components. The presented results include the design, construction and numerical validation of a small-scale climatic wind tunnel (2m x 1.8m ca.) to be used for the simulation of natural ventilation and daily humidity and temperature fluctuations. Key findings include the final design of a low cost, modular construction which allows gathering reliable data on the response of building materials exposed to changing boundary conditions, intended for improving current mould growth models. Future work is also suggested.
Keywords: building envelope; building material; moisture; performance; wind tunnel
Project no.: GA20-12941S (CEP)
Funding provider: GA ČR
Host item entry: Engineering mechanics 2022. Book of full texts, ISBN 978-80-86246-48-2, ISSN 1805-8248
Note: Související webová stránka: https://www.engmech.cz/im/proceedings/show_p/2022/049
Institution: Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics AS ČR (web)
Document availability information: Fulltext is available in the digital repository of the Academy of Sciences.
Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0331333
Permalink: http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-508573
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Authors: Cacciotti, Riccardo ; Wolf, Benjamin ; Macháček, Michael ; Frankl, Jiří
Document type: Papers
Conference/Event: International Conference Engineering mechanics 2022, Milovy (CZ), 20220509
Year: 2022
Language: eng
Abstract: Excessive humidity influences the performance of building envelopes and the safety of their occupants. Moisture related problems can indeed impose significant health risks for buildings’ users and even lead, under extreme scenarios, to structural failures. This paper investigates an innovative experimental setup for evaluating the influence of changing environmental conditions on the performance of building materials. It stems out from a broader ongoing research aimed at studying the trends of mould growth on wooden building components. The presented results include the design, construction and numerical validation of a small-scale climatic wind tunnel (2m x 1.8m ca.) to be used for the simulation of natural ventilation and daily humidity and temperature fluctuations. Key findings include the final design of a low cost, modular construction which allows gathering reliable data on the response of building materials exposed to changing boundary conditions, intended for improving current mould growth models. Future work is also suggested.
Keywords: building envelope; building material; moisture; performance; wind tunnel
Project no.: GA20-12941S (CEP)
Funding provider: GA ČR
Host item entry: Engineering mechanics 2022. Book of full texts, ISBN 978-80-86246-48-2, ISSN 1805-8248
Note: Související webová stránka: https://www.engmech.cz/im/proceedings/show_p/2022/049
Institution: Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics AS ČR (web)
Document availability information: Fulltext is available in the digital repository of the Academy of Sciences.
Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0331333
Permalink: http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-508573
The record appears in these collections:
Research > Institutes ASCR > Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Conference materials > Papers
Record created 2022-09-28, last modified 2023-12-06