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This guide reports data on the thermal properties of concrete


and masonry constituents, masonry units, and systems of materials and products that form building components. This guide
includes consideration of thermal inertia of concrete and masonry,
passive solar design, and procedures to limit condensation within
assemblages.
Keywords: aggregate; cement paste; concrete masonry unit; moisture;
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a
agr
ai
anp

p
n

as
aungr
aw
C
cp
fs
hc
I
kc
kf
kp

))

k
L
La
Lb
M
q
qss

heat capacity
moist density

qw
U
R or
R
Ri
Rin
Rnp

p
n

Ro
m
Rs
RT
-

thermal conductance
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Rt
ti
to
ts
U or
U-

thermal conductivity
-

thermal diffusivity
Ugr
Uungr

V
Va
Vc
w

)
)
)
k
thermal resistance

cp)
R

/s)
water-vapor permeability

water-vapor permeance M
o

cp
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thermal inertia

kc
or data source
kc

Limestone

kc

kc

underestimate kc

or

;
;

kc

;
kc

;
;
;
;

kc
in concrete or data source
kc =
e
concrete
concrete

cinders

Limestone

kc

w/cm
w/cm

kc

kc

kc

w/cm
kp
w/cm
o

w/cm
kc
constant in
kc
kc

kc

e
w/cm

kp
;
-

concrete

percent moisture content

cinders

Limestone

kc

kc

Limestone

Limestone

Fig. 3.6Cubic model for calculating thermal conductivity c of concrete as a function of conductivity p and a
of cement paste and aggregate, and volume fraction a of
aggregate.

Fig. 3.4Thermal conductivity


portland cement pastes.

for air-dry-hardened

kc

Va
Va

kc

kc

kc
kc

kp
Va

ka

type

concrete

Un
masonry

Unsanded

Un

Un

Limestone

Un

Un

Un

mortar; sanded

Un
Un

Va
-

accurate kc

ka

kc is

sure
type

concrete

concrete
aerated

Un
masonry

Unsanded

Un

Un

cinders
Limestone

Un

Un

Un

mortar; sanded

Un
Un

U-

R
R
U

R
-

U
U

agr

Ugr

aungr

Uungr

;
;
R

mm

and

4.4.1.1 Case I: No steel ties

U
4.4.1.2 Case II: Steel ties
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Rt = RinRs aiRs + asRin

4.4.1 Sample calculations

U-

Fig. 4.3bFive layers of an insulated hollow CMU.

Lb

La

fs

aw w/A)

ac

aw)

Lf or Lw

Lb

fs)

aw w/A)

ac

aw)

Lf or Lw

Lb

fs)

mm
Lb

La

mm

fs

mm

Fig. 4.4.1.1Case I, no steel ties.

4.4.1.3 Case III:Steel ties plus solid concrete

Rt = RsRcRin asRinRc

aiRsRc

acRsRin

Fig. 4.4.1.2Case II, steel ties.

R
R

Fig. 4.4.1.3Case III, steel ties plus solid concrete.

R-

R-

5.2.1 Thermal diffusivity

5.2.2 Heat capacity

cp

capacity hc
*

masonry unit
mm

stucco

capacity hc
m

mm

cp

5.2.3 Thermal resistance insulation

stucco
*

5.2.4 Daily (diurnal) temperature changes

5.2.5

using
5.2.6

Fig. 5.2.4(a) Thermal lag for 8 in. (200 mm) concrete


wall; and (b) thermal lag and amplitude reduction for 8 in.
(200 mm) concrete wall.

or
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procedure provided in
5.2.7 Building design
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) sections

5.3.1
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5.3.2 Computer simulations of buildings


R-

to versus ti
ti
to is
qss
versus qw

qw
qss

5.4.1 Equivalency

;
U

R-

U
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5.4.2 Building and energy code requirements

6.2.3 Effects of emissivity


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6.2.1 Effects of conductivity

6.2.4

6.2.2 Effects of absorptivity


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6.2.5 Effects of heat capacity

6.2.6 Effects of thermal diffusivity

6.3.1 Passive solar designs


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6.3.2 Direct gain passive solar systems

6.3.3 Other considerations


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11

11
11
11
11
11
11
*

Ri,

Rt

ti
Rt

to
ture ts

w/cm

w/cm

w/c

American National Standards Institute


M

ASTM International

mm)

mm)

w/c

Journal

ASHRAE
Transaction
ASHRAE Handbook: Fundamentals
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Proceedings

ASHRAE Handbook: Fundamentals


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PCI Journal

IHVE Guide

Florida Builder
ACI Journal Proceedings
PCA
Proceedings of the Conference on Energy Conservation in Building
Design and Construction

Research and Development Laboratories Journal

PCA Research
BIA

and Development Laboratories Journal

Bulletin No. 43D


Concrete Architecture: Lightweight
Magazine of Concrete Research

Concrete

ACI Journal
Proceedings
The Construction Speci-

The Passive Solar Energy Handbook

Concrete International
Building Research
and Development Bulletin RD075

Research
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Note

Heat Transfer
Characteristics of Walls under Arizona Temperature Conditions, Construction Technology Laboratories
Research and Development
Bulletin RD-071

Dodge Construction News


Building Science Series

Building Science Series 45

Thermal Conductivity
of Concrete: Measurement Problems and Effect of Moisture
ACI

Journal Proceedings

ACI Journal Proceedings

Building Science Series

Symposium on
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Lightweight Concrete

ACI
Journal Proceedings
Concrete International

Symposium on
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Lightweight Concrete

The Thermophysical Properties of


Masonry and Its Constituents
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ACI Journal Proceedings


Bulletin EBO89b
Report
Bulletin CR62B
ASHRAE Trans-

actions
ACI Journal Proceedings

ASHRAE Technical Data Bulletin


Brick Walls for Passive Solar Use
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Bulletin
Report
ASHRAE Transaction
Thermal Conductivity of Neat Portland
Cement Paste
Passive Solar
Design Handbook

Temperature and
Concrete

unit dimensions
Lb

fs

area
aw

kc

kf

Limestone
Limestone

Limestone

unit
dimensions
Lb

fs

area
aw

kc

Limestone
Limestone

Limestone

kf

masonry
dimensions
Lb

fs

area
aw

kc

kf

Urea
Urea

Urea
Urea

Urea

masonry
dimensions
Lb
fs
mm
mm

area
aw

kc

kf

Urea
Urea

Urea
Urea

Urea

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