Water sorptivity of mortars and concretes: A review

Magazine of Concrete Research

Volumn 41, Issue 147, 1989, Pages 51-61

  Hall, C ^a,b  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^b ROBINSON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE TESTING; FLOW OF WATER--CAPILLARIES; MOISTURE--ABSORPTION; MORTAR; WATER--SORPTION;

INITIAL SURFACE ABSORPTION; INITIAL WATER CONTENT; UNSATURATED FLOW THEORY; WATER SORPTIVITY;

CONCRETE;

EID: 0024686401     PISSN: 00249831     EISSN: 1751763X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/macr.1989.41.147.51     Document Type: Article

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