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In response to rising external air temperatures, cementitious building materials experience more rapid internal temperature increases and greater moisture loss compared to earth-based materials, which have lower thermal conductivity and retain more moisture. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

This study aims to analyze the heat and mass transfer mechanisms in various building materials.

June 11, 2026American Journal of Modern PhysicsOpen Access

Comparative Study on Hygrothermal Behavior of Sustainable Building Materials

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BKBenjamin KiemaUniversité Joseph Ki-Zerbo SCSalifou CisséUniversité Joseph Ki-Zerbo HKHermann KaboreUniversité Joseph Ki-Zerbo

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Randomized trial compares heat and moisture transfer in various sustainable building materials, suggesting temperature impacts performance.

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This study aims to analyze the heat and mass transfer mechanisms in various building materials.
Numerical method used to solve transport equations based on the Luikov model.
Equations solved using an implicit finite-difference scheme.
Fortran code developed and validated with existing literature.
Materials' temperature increases 5% with higher air temperatures, reaching 10% in cementitious materials.
Moisture content decreases by 0.3% for most materials and 0.5% for cementitious materials.
Materials with low thermal conductivity retain more moisture.

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Kiema et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2a510680c8f91e7f39d6dc https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajmp.20261503.14

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Randomized trial compares heat and moisture transfer in various sustainable building materials, suggesting temperature impacts performance.

Comparative Study on Hygrothermal Behavior of Sustainable Building Materials

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Comparative Study on Hygrothermal Behavior of Sustainable Building Materials

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