The moisture transfer process was described using a serial resistance model, which involves the convective moisture resistance in the channel, the moisture resistance through membrane, and the moisture resistance caused by the air gap.
This study concludes that moisture migration, caused by an increase in the pore pressure within the material, also causes segregation of the material to occur.
The moisture surplus caused by low temperatures results in the area's being poorly drained, and the limited and discontinuous vegetation cover provides little organic matter; moreover, this matter decays slowly, and the soils are highly acidic.
Especially the insulation of buried tank or pit heat stores may degrade due to increased moisture content caused by penetrating water (vapour).
The size of air voids in FAM and HMA beams contributes to different mechanisms of moisture damage caused by the freeze-thaw cycle.
Effects of concrete damage on thermal conductivity and temperature response were also investigated along with the effects of concrete damage on moisture transport caused by temperature gradient.
Efforts to breed superior maize cultivars for the region are challenged by high genotype x environment interactions arising mainly due to variable soil moisture supply caused by high temporal and spatial variability in rainfall.
Pastures (S3) at Stubai showed the lowest mean soil moisture values caused by simultaneously high ET and low management intensity (i.e. low biomass removal) – a unique combination compared with other grassland types.
