WIT Press


Optimization Methods For Determination Of Moisture Diffusivity Of Building Materials In The Drying Phase

Price

Free (open access)

Volume

165

Pages

11

Page Range

323 - 333

Published

2013

Size

575 kb

Paper DOI

10.2495/ARC120291

Copyright

WIT Press

Author(s)

J. Kočí, J. Maděra, M. Jerman & R Černý

Abstract

The contemporary laboratory experiments aimed at identification of moisture diffusivity are often conducted for the adsorption phase only. Experimental results of such designed experiments are quite simple to be analyzed by inverse analysis. However, the liquid moisture transport may exhibit significant hysteresis. Therefore the laboratory experiments should cover both adsorption (wetting) and desorption (drying) phase. In this paper we present genetic algorithm as a possible method of solution of the inverse problem of moisture transport in desorption phase. Its application is demonstrated for AAC (Autoclaved Aerated Concrete) as a one of typical building materials for ecological buildings. Keywords: autoclaved aerated concrete, desorption, genetic algorithm, inverse analysis.

Keywords

autoclaved aerated concrete, desorption, genetic algorithm, inverse analysis