Absorption Rate (Initial Rate of Absorption)

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Disaster recovery and restoration can be veiled in mystery to the many who have not undertaken specific training. This glossary explains technical terms to assist both report writing and the understanding of those technical terms so often misunderstood.

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Absorption Rate (Initial Rate of Absorption):

The weight of water absorbed by a building material that is partially immersed in water for one minute, five minutes or ten minutes. The absorptive weight increase (as compared to dry weight) is expressed in ounces of water weight per minute, five minutes or ten minutes.

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