Field evidences and theoretical analysis of the gravity-driven wetting front instability of water runoffs on concrete structures

Heron

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 231-244

  Kuntz M ^a   Van Mier, J G M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Building materials; Gravity instability; Moisture transport; Porous media

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOISTURE; POROUS MATERIALS; RAIN; RUNOFF; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS); WETTING;

GRAVITY INSTABILITY;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0031327423     PISSN: 00467316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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