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Abstract
The durability of building components and materials is dependent to a large extent on the in-service environment to which they are subjected. Thus, the prediction of durability requires knowledge of the service environment. Weathering factors, which comprise one group of environmental factors, are the subject of this report. The objectives of the report are to identify the types of climatological and weather data that are available and to indicate how, in the present state of knowledge, weather and climate data can be used to aid in quantifying weathering factors so that durability tests for building components and materials may be designed.
The durability of building components and materials is dependent to a large extent on the in-service environment to which they are subjected. Thus, the prediction of durability requires knowledge of the service environment. Weathering factors, which comprise one group of environmental factors, are the subject of this report. The objectives of the report are to identify the types of climatological and weather data that are available and to indicate how, in the present state of knowledge, weather and climate data can be used to aid in quantifying weathering factors so that durability tests for building components and materials may be designed.
Date
8/1974
8/1974
Author(s)
Larry Master; Winthrop Wolfe
Larry Master; Winthrop Wolfe
Page(s)
91
91
Keyword(s)
accelerated aging; building components; climatological data; durability; environmental factor; long term test; weather data
accelerated aging; building components; climatological data; durability; environmental factor; long term test; weather data