Water Vapor Transmission Through Building Materials and Systems: Mechanisms and Measurement

STP Published: 1989

STP1039-EB

Water Vapor Transmission Through Building Materials and Systems: Mechanisms and Measurement

Editor(s): Heinz R. Trechsel, Mark Bomberg

Round robin data, case histories, and panel discussions on the moisture in walls and roofs. 15 peer-reviewed papers cover mechanisms, field observations, and measurement. For those engaged in research on moisture movement and concerned with material properties relating to water vapor transmission.

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Introduction Free

HR Trechsel, M Bomberg

Forty Years of Vapor Barriers

NB Hutcheon

Moisture Transfer Through Materials and Systems in Buildings

A TenWolde

Vapor Transport Characteristics of Mineral Fiber Insulation from Heat Flow Meter Measurements

MK Kumaran

Sorption Isotherms: A Catalog and a Data Base

KK Hansen

Moisture Transport in Walls: Canadian Experience

JH White

Condensation Problems in a Refrigerated Storage Building—A Case History

PE Nelson

Water Vapor Transmission and Moisture Accumulation in Polyurethane and Polyisocyanurate Foams

NV Schwartz, M Bomberg, MK Kumaran

Results of the 1985 Round-Robin Test Series Using ASTM E 96-80

M Toas

Discussion Free

Results of a Water Vapor Transmission Round-Robin Test Using Cup Methods

KK Hansen, NH Bertelsen

Electric Field Probes for Quantitative Moisture Measurements in Building Materials

GE Courville, JO Hylton, WP Murray, A Blalock, CJ Remenyik

Measurement of Unsaturated Wood Permeability by Transient Flow Methods

GA Spolek, F Piroozmandi

Variability of Water Vapor Transmission Rates of Extruded Polystyrene Using ASTM E 96-80 (Desiccant Method)

AR Hoffee

Review of Correlations of Infrared Detection Techniques for Water Vapor Transmission Rates (WVTR) with ASTM E 96-80 and Some Approaches to Gravimetric Calibration

L Pike

Summary of Symposium Papers Free

WP Ellis

Panel Session: Discussion and Recommendations

WP Ellis

Testing Water Vapor Transmission: Unresolved Issues

M Bomberg

Author Index Free

Subject Index Free

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Developed by Committee: C16

Pages: 180

DOI: 10.1520/STP1039-EB

ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5094-2

ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-1254-4