Property
Water absorption v1.0
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Definition
The mathematically calculated percentage of its own dry mass that a porous solid material will uptake and retain when completely submerged in an aqueous environment over a specified duration.
Description
A critical vulnerability metric for predicting severe freeze-thaw spalling in exterior masonry and the rapid loss of thermal resistance in subterranean insulation.
Example
1
Technical definition
Data type
Float
Unit
Percent (%)
Quantity Kind
Prevalence
Usage
Property groups (1)
References
Reference documents (3)
- EN 12087 Thermal transmittance (U-value) Water Absorption v1.0
- EN 13755 Natural Stone Water Absorption v1.0
- ISO 62 Plastics Water Absorption v1.0