Prevention of air void formation in polymer-modified cement mortar by pre-wetting

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 171-176

  Kim, Jae Ho ^a   Robertson, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; MORTAR; POLYMERS; SOLUTIONS; WETTING;

AIR VOIDS; ANTIFOAMING AGENTS; PRE WETTING;

CEMENTS;

EID: 0031062113     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(97)00001-X     Document Type: Article

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