Numerical modelling of hygrothermal stresses in composite building facades

• Main Author: Zhu, Qi.
• Other Authors: Guan, Lingwei
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Structures and design
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/19398
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Many facade failures are probably caused, to a greater or less extent, by hygrothermal stresses due to thermal and moisture loads[29][33]. So far most studies on facade performance have considered the impacts of these two loads separately. However, heat and moisture transfer are two interrelated pro...