An introduction to the physics of the museum environment
by Tim Padfield

February issue:   Measuring stress and strain


Back numbers:
Condensation in the walls of humidified museums  1/97
Humidity buffering by museum walls  1/97
Bending the evidence  12/96
The response of wood to changing RH   11/96
Stress, strain and craquelure 10/96
A calculator for atmospheric moisture  (needs a browser that understands Javascript) 9/96
Reference sheet for calculations concerning atmospheric moisture 9/96
Evidence from thin air  7/96
Lumen and Lux 6/96
Effects of light on museum objects - light units 5/96
A Himalayan Legend 4/96
Humidity buffering by absorbent materials 3/96
The Absorption of water by materials 2/96
The Mollier Diagram 1/96
The Great Art Robbery at Skamkloster 12/95
Humidifying apparatus for relaxing paper, mark 2 11/95
with notes on saturated salts (updated 6/5/96) and thermocouples.
Humidifying device for relaxing paper 10/95
The breath of Arrhenius: air conditioning in photographic archives , with Jesper Stub Johnsen


I welcome suggestions for improvements and suggestions for topics. I'm curious to know if there is anyone out there, reading. Write to me at: padfield@natmus.dk
Fax: +45 3347 3327
Don't be completely confident of getting an answer, if the question is difficult!