The Use of the Flow Length Concept to Assess the Efficiency of Air Entrainment with Regards to Frost Durability: Part II - Experimental Results

Cement, Concrete and Aggregates

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 30-41

  Pleau, R ^a   Pigeon, M ^a   Laurencot, J L ^b   Gagne R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air entrainment; Air void system; Flow length; Freezing and thawing; Spacing factor

Indexed keywords

AIR ENTRAINMENT; CONCRETE TESTING; FLOW OF WATER; FREEZING; FROST RESISTANCE; THAWING;

AIR ENTRAINMENT EFFICIENCY; AIR VOID SYSTEM; FLOW LENGTH CONCEPT; PHILLEO FACTORS; SPACING FACTORS;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0030163959     PISSN: 01496123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/cca10309j     Document Type: Article

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