Developments in near-surface testing of covercrete

American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication

Volumn SP-192, Issue , 2000, Pages 283-299

  McCarter, W J ^a   Chrisp, T M ^a   Starrs, G ^a   Basheer, P A M ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorption; Chlorides; Drying; Durability

Indexed keywords

BLAST FURNACES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCRETES; DRYING; DURABILITY; PORTLAND CEMENT; SLAGS; SURFACE TESTING; WETTING;

CYCLIC WETTING AND DRYING; EFFECTIVE POROSITY; ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT; LONG TERM PERFORMANCE; PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETES; TESTING METHODOLOGY; WETTING AND DRYING; ZONE OF INFLUENCES;

WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 0004222492     PISSN: 01932527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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