Timber-concrete composites is more and more frequently used in timber structures, as the structures grow taller and taller. This is due to its ability to increase the span of the slabs, improve the acoustic characteristics and improve the capacity of side loads, such as wind loads. The issue when executing this kind of composites is the different materials and how they react differently to moisture. Despite this, there is not much research on the subject. The purpose of this report is therefore to investigate what moisture contents to expect, both on short- and long-term, when different kind of executions of the timber-concrete slab is applied and what impact these values could lead to. The aim has been to contribute to a better understanding of what impact moisture in timber-concrete composites have, and how to handle this. To find out the moisture content, both laboratory tests and simulations has been carried out. From these tests we have been able to make calculations and assumptions in order to give suggestions on moisture barriers between the materials.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:hh-40414 |
| Date | January 2019 |
| Creators | Augustsson, Emil, Jamel, Hussein |
| Publisher | Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap, Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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