
Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
Composite material under influence of moisture
Jan Skramlik, Miloslav Novotny & Karel Suhajda
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engneering, Czech Republic
ABSTRACT: One of the properties of porous composite materials, which may be decisive for their utilization
in a building structure, is their ability to absorb and release water. It is a case of moisture that flows through a
material, saturates it, or drains it. The moisture content varies both in space and in time. Many proper