historic masonry materials

Compensating for bulk density effect in permittivity-based moisture content measurements on cultural heritage materials

Dielectric permittivity-based measurement techniques are establishing themselves as attractive solutions for assessing the moisture content of historic masonry materials. The relative simplicity of the measurement principle and the inherent adaptability to diverse operating conditions are two of the most notable features of these techniques. In spite of these specific advantages, however, there are still some aspects that hinder the widespread use of permittivity-based moisture content measurement systems, and make their standardization difficult.

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