Water Transport in Brick, Stone and Concrete

Although durability of most structures depends on how water reacts with the construction material involved, the underlying science of deterioration processes is not yet well understood. Written by two leading researchers in the field, this book unifies description of transport processes involving saturated and unsaturated flow in inorganic building materials and structures. This second edition integrates current information and guidance, emphasizing fundamental physics and materials science, mathematical description, and experimental measurement as a basis for engineering design and construction practice. This latest edition includes many references to new publications and gives new analyses of important topics in water transport, notably on the evaporation-driven moisture dynamics of built structures.