- Author
- Masters, L. W. | Wolfe, W. C.
- Title
- Use of Weather and Climatological Data in Evaluating the Durability of Building Components and Materials. Technical Note.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBS TN 838, August 1974,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- construction materials; durability; weathering; meteorological data; aging tests (materials); performance evaluation; exposure; service life; atmospheric temperature; freezing; melting; water vapor; air pollution; solar radiation; climate; deterioration | life (durability) | solar radiation
- Abstract
- The durability of building components and materials is dependent, to a large extent, on the in-service environment to which they are subjected in service. 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 this report are 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.