This paper reviews recent findings on wood–water interaction and puts them into context of
established knowledge in the field. Several new findings challenge prevalent theories and …

Wood-water interactions are central to the utilization of wood in our society since water
affects many important characteristics of wood. This topic has been investigated for more …

Timber constructions and engineered wood products exhibit a strong moisture-dependent
behavior, which needs to be sufficiently describable by models to avoid critical designs. For …

Wood as the most important natural and renewable building material plays an important role
in the construction sector. Nevertheless, its hygroscopic character basically affects all related …

Moisture may significantly influence the dimensions and behavior of wooden elements and,
thus, it is important to consider within both serviceability as well as ultimate limit state …

The advantages of the two different building construction materials timber and concrete
could be used effectively in timber-concrete composite constructions. The composite …

A new hygro-mechanically coupled material model to simulate the structural behaviour of
wooden objects below the fibre saturation area is introduced. A multi-F ick ian moisture …

In variable humidity conditions, wood absorbs or desorbs moisture from the air. Unless the
change in humidity is very slow, this will develop moisture gradients in the wood sections …

Imbibition in poplar wood is studied from macroscopic measurements (mass and
deformation) along with magnetic resonance imaging experiments allowing to observe …

Abstract Models for the prediction of heat and mass transfers in building porous materials
have been developed since the 90's with simulation programs such as MATCH, UMIDUS …