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A parametric analysis on the vulnerability of internally insulated solid masonry walls to rot damage

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posted on 2021-05-19, 10:29 authored by Eirini Mantesi, David AllinsonDavid Allinson, Roelandus Tersteeg
This paper investigates the risk of rot damage in brick solid masonry walls (SMWs) before and after they have received an Internal Wall Insulation (IWI) system. One-dimensional simulations in Delphin were calibrated against laboratory experiments of full-scale insulated and uninsulated SMW assemblies in the Hygrothermal Test Facility. A parametric analysis was conducted to assess the sensitivity of the walls to a list of scenario uncertainties. The results indicated that in all Test Cases (TCs) the risk of rot damage increased when internal insulation is retrofitted to a SMW.

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Methods and Metrics for Moisture Risk Assessment- Solid Wall Insulation (MRA-SWI)

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

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  • Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

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1st International Conference on Moisture in Buildings 2021 (ICMB21)

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ScienceOpen

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  • VoR (Version of Record)

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© The Authors

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This is an Open Access Article. It is published by ScienceOpen under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Publication date

2021-05-13

Copyright date

2021

Language

  • en

Location

Online

Event dates

28th June 2021 - 29th June 2021

Depositor

Eirini Mantesi. Deposit date: 18 May 2021

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