Imperial College London
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Dr Christian Malaga-Chuquitaype

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Senior Lecturer
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 5007c.malaga Website CV

 
 
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Assistant

 

Ms Ruth Bello +44 (0)20 7594 6040

 
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Location

 

322Skempton BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Melchor-Placencia:2021:10.1016/j.softx.2021.100712,
author = {Melchor-Placencia, C and Malaga, Chuquitaype C},
doi = {10.1016/j.softx.2021.100712},
journal = {SoftwareX},
title = {OpenMoist: a Python code for transient moisture transfer analysis},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2021.100712},
volume = {15},
year = {2021}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - The analysis of the moisture diffusion inside structural elements is key to assess their time-dependent behaviour and performance, not least in the case of natural materials like wood. Although software exists to solve the moisture transfer problem indirectly, there is a dearth of user-friendly open-source codes tailored to the peculiarities of structural timber. This work presents a Python-based code called OpenMoist developed within a procedural programming framework to perform moisture transfer analysis. The code can handle solid and hollow section geometries, moisture dependent parameters as well as orthotropic diffusion properties typically encountered in wood.
AU  - Melchor-Placencia,C
AU  - Malaga,Chuquitaype C
DO  - 10.1016/j.softx.2021.100712
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 2352-7110
TI  - OpenMoist: a Python code for transient moisture transfer analysis
T2  - SoftwareX
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2021.100712
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/89880
VL  - 15
ER  -
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