Applying WUFI calculation results to Finnish mould growth model
Chubaruk, Valeriia (2022)
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022121630488
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022121630488
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Mould has always been one of the most destructive factors for building materials, especially for natural materials like timber and timber-based ones. Parameters of favorable environment for mould growth has long been known. However, in case of everchanging conditions of outdoor and indoor climate of buildings determination of the values of temperature and relative humidity turns out to be rather complicated. Big data about climate during long-term period and material properties should be analyzed and calculated for predicting the risks.
This thesis is devoted to the study of calculating and assessing the risks of a mould growth process in building constructions. Calculations of temperature and relative humidity in the work were made in WUFI 2D software. The general approach of analysing the structures was made according to Finnish mould growth model.
The thesis was aimed to describe the way of calculating mould risks in building structures made of wood, but all the principal instructions given in this work can be applied to assess risks of mould in any building material.
This thesis is devoted to the study of calculating and assessing the risks of a mould growth process in building constructions. Calculations of temperature and relative humidity in the work were made in WUFI 2D software. The general approach of analysing the structures was made according to Finnish mould growth model.
The thesis was aimed to describe the way of calculating mould risks in building structures made of wood, but all the principal instructions given in this work can be applied to assess risks of mould in any building material.