The dominant degradation agent in facades is exposure to moisture. Damages resulting from long-term moisture are typically evaluated through hygrothermal simulations. These simulations computationally expensive. Therefore, a Moisture Reference Year (MRY), i.e. one year representing the stress of climate, often used instead simulating damages with climate itself. Usually, methods select MRYs wer...

geometrical profile (roughness) of joint surfaces influences the behaviour of rock joints under shear loading. with regard to the dilation, there are two models of direct shear test that may simulate the original loading condition existing in the location from where the specimens have been sampled. the first model in which the normal load is constant (cnl) and the discontinuity is free to dilat...

This paper presents the results of research on influence perforation and slits water vapour diffusion expanded polystyrene (EPS) size number perforations thermal conductivity EPS board. The was conducted using numerical models (control volume methods) with varying sample thickness, slit spacing, depth diameter perforations. model showed that it is possible to obtain up 42.18 % better compared b...