TY  - BOOK
AU  - Khatri, Nikita (PG190610)
AU  - Damle, Rashmin  (Guide) 
TI  - Hygrothermal performance of lime and cement plaster (Softcopy is also available)
U1  - MBEP TH-0053 
PY  - 2021///
N1  - Table of Contents
Abstract
Acknowledgement
List of figures
List of tables
Nomenclature

1	Introduction	1
1.1	Background	1
1.2	Need of the study	3
1.3	Purpose statement	4
1.4	Research questions	4
1.5	Hypothesis	4
1.6	Research objectives	4
2	Literature Review	5
2.1	Lime in current practice and research	5
2.2	Hygrothermal performance and simulations	6
2.3	Testing geometries used to determine hygrothermal performance of materials	7
2.4	Scope of current work	8
3	Research Methodology	9
3.1	Development of cells	9
3.2	Air leakage test	12
3.3	Mold growth	13
3.4	EMPD simulation of the test cells	14
4	Data gathering method	15
4.1	List of instruments and their layout	15
4.2	Calibration of instruments	16
4.3	Measurement protocols	17
4.4	Precautions	18
4.5	Data analysis	18
5	Results and discussion	19
5.1	Thermal environmental variables and comfort	19
5.2	Hygrothermal performance of plasters derived from simulation	26
5.3	Mold growth	27
6	Conclusion	28
7	Limitations	30
8	Future scope of work and recommendations	30
9	References	31
10	Appendices	i
10.1	Appendix A	i
10.2	Appendix B	ii
10.3	Appendix C	iv
10.4	Appendix D	xi
10.5	Appendix E	xiii
10.6	Appendix F	xiv
10.7	Appendix G	xiv


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