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Building physics

upward movement of ground water into masonry walls by capillarity, balanced by evaporation from the wall surfaces.

In building physics, rising damp refers to upward movement of ground water into masonry walls by capillarity, balanced by evaporation from the wall surfaces. This meaning comes from Hall (2007) in Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences.[1]

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References

Hall, C., & Hoff, W. D. (2007). Rising damp: capillary rise dynamics in walls. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 463(2084), 1871-1884. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2007.1855

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