Preface<br> <br>SURFACE ENERGETIC PRINCIPLES FOR MOISTURE STORAGE IN POROUS MATERIALS<br>Introduction<br>Surface-Energy and Spreading of Liquids on Solid Surfaces<br>Basic Equations for Liquid Absorption in Material Pores<br>Sorptive Storage on Material Surfaces and on the Inner Surface of Pore Systems<br> <br>REAL PORE STRUCTURE AND CALUCLATION METHODS FOR COMPOSITION PARAMETERS<br>Illustration of the Pore Structure of Selected Materials<br>Calculations on Porosity, Degree of Hydration and Material Densities<br> <br>BASIC EQUATIONS FOR THE DESCRIPTION OF MOISTURE TRANSPORT<br>Moisture Flows at the Volume Element<br>Base Modeling of Moisture Transport<br>Structure of the Simulation Program<br> <br>EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS WITH REGARD TO THE MODELING OF MOISTURE TRANSPORT IN MORTARS AND CONCRETE<br>Preliminary Remarks on Moisture Storage<br>Concrete Data for the Experimental Investigations<br>Hysteretic Moisture Storage Behavior as Important Issue with Respect to Modeling<br>Water Storage Behavior under Changing Moisture Boundary Conditions with Consideration of the Air-Pore Content<br>Adsorption and Desorption Isotherms<br>Results on Capillary Water Absorption Depending on Initial Water Content and Time<br> <br>MODELING OF MOISTURE TRANSPORT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT SORPTION HYSTERESIS AND TIME-DEPENDENT MATERIAL CHANGES<br>Preliminaries<br>Modeling of Capillary Transport<br>Modeling of Vapor Transport and Drying by Evaporation of Concrete<br>Realistic Modeling of Drying by Evaporation for Ceramic Bricks, Calcium Silicate Products and Porous Concrete<br> <br>The Complete Bibliography<br>