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      Extensive study on the efficiency of a water repellent treatment on historic natural stone, brick and mortar

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      1st International Conference on Moisture in Buildings 2021 (ICMB21)
      28-29 June 2021
      water repellent treatment, historic building materials, water retention, water transport
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            Abstract

            In order to reduce water-related weathering of porous building materials, facades are often treated with a water repellent product. The efficacy of this treatment is generally tested in laboratory conditions, but these tests do not allow to grasp or understand the overall impact of the treatment on the hygrothermal behavior of a wall assembly. Therefore, heat-air-moisture (HAM) simulations can help to determine the treatment performance. However, water repellent layers are currently not well defined in HAM simulation programs. For this, three historic materials were extensively tested to determine the characteristics of a water repellent layer. Results show that the velocity of water absorption, 24 hour water uptake, drying speed and the sorption isotherm are, as expected, lower for treated materials. These results can be used to define water repellent layers in HAM simulations more correctly, in order to model their effect more accurately.

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            12 May 2021
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            [1 ] PProGRess, Department of Geology, Ghent University & Building Physics Group, Department of Engineering and Architecture, Ghent University
            [2 ] Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES)
            [3 ] PProGRess, Department of Geology, Ghent University & Environmental Hydrogeology group, Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University
            [4 ] Building Physics Group, Department of Engineering and Architecture, Ghent University
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            10.14293/ICMB210025
            6ada92f8-dc8e-4d96-8c18-616ece63de68
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            1st International Conference on Moisture in Buildings 2021
            ICMB21
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            28-29 June 2021
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