Ice formation in pores in polymer modified concrete - II. The influence of the admixtures on the water to ice transition in cementitious composites subjected to freezing/thawing cycles

Building and Environment

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 199-202

  Klemm, Agnieszka J ^a   Klemm, Piotr ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FREEZING; FROST EFFECTS; ICE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYVINYL ACETATES; THAWING;

EVERETT HYNES MODEL; METHYL HYDROXY ETHYL CELLULOSE (MHEC); POLYMER MODIFIED CONCRETE;

CONCRETE TESTING;

CONCRETE; FREEZE/THAW; ICE; PHASE CHANGE;

EID: 0031148238     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1323(96)00054-6     Document Type: Article

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