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标题：Diagnosing rising damp in the walls of a six bedroom residential apartment in Kumasi, Ghana
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作者：Kofi Agyekum ; Joshua Ayarkwa
期刊名称：International Journal of Development and Sustainability
印刷版ISSN：2186-8662
出版年度：2014
卷号：3
期号：5
页码：1174-1198
出版社：International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS)
摘要：This study sought to conduct a diagnosis of the problem of rising damp in the walls of a six bedroom residential apartment in Ghana. In achieving this aim, the study sought to determine the types of soluble salts and their concentrations in the soils and accumulated percentages in the walls over time and whether there exist any linkage between the salts in the walls and those in the ground. The results showed that the main salts predominant in the walls of the building were magnesium sulphate, magnesium chloride, sodium sulphate, and sodium chlorides. Sodium nitrates, sodium chlorides, sodium sulphates, magnesium chloride, magnesium nitrate, magnesium sulphate, potassium chloride, potassium nitrate and potassium s ulphate salts were also present in the soil samples collected from the boreholes. Thus sodium sulphate, magnesium sulphate, sodium chloride and magnesium chloride salts found in the soil were also found in the walls, establishing a linkage between the salts found in the ground and that found in the walls and therefore confirming the presence of risi ng dampness. The results is of value and significance since knowing the ty pes of salts present in an affected building will lead to the adoption of appropriate treatment mechanisms to address the problem.
关键词：Dampness; Rising damp; Salt attack; Residential buildings