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Innovative device for the simulation of environmental conditions and testing of building materials
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SYSNO ASEP 0557016 Document Type C - Proceedings Paper (int. conf.) R&D Document Type Conference Paper Title Innovative device for the simulation of environmental conditions and testing of building materials Author(s) Cacciotti, Riccardo (UTAM-F) RID, SAI, ORCID
Wolf, Benjamin (UTAM-F)
Macháček, Michael (UTAM-F) ORCID, SAI, RID
Frankl, Jiří (UTAM-F) RID, SAINumber of authors 4 Source Title Engineering mechanics 2022. Book of full texts. - Prague : Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 2022 / Fischer C. ; Náprstek J. - ISSN 1805-8248 - ISBN 978-80-86246-48-2 Pages s. 49-52 Number of pages 4 s. Publication form Print - P Action International Conference Engineering mechanics 2022 Event date 09.05.2022 - 12.05.2022 VEvent location Milovy Country CZ - Czech Republic Event type EUR Language eng - English Country CZ - Czech Republic Keywords building envelope ; moisture ; building material ; wind tunnel ; performance OECD category Civil engineering R&D Projects GA20-12941S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Institutional support UTAM-F - RVO:68378297 DOI 10.21495/51-2-49 Annotation 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. Workplace Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Contact Kulawiecová Kateřina, kulawiecova@itam.cas.cz, Tel.: 225 443 285 Year of Publishing 2023 Electronic address https://www.engmech.cz/im/proceedings/show_p/2022/049
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