1. Marcus Vitruvius Pollio: de Architectura, Book VI, chapter IV.
2. Porous Building Materials;Torraca,1981
3. Dampness in Buildings: Diagnosis, Treatment, Instruments;Oxley,1998
4. Rising damp and saline minerals;Arnold,1982
5. Capillary rise kinetics of some building materials;Karoglou;J. Colloid Interface Sci.,2005