Mechanisms of water retention in cement pastes containing a self-curing agent

Magazine of Concrete Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 85-90

  Dhir, R K ^a   Hewlett, P C ^a   Dyer, T D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CEMENTS; CURING; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; DRYING; HYDRATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WEIGHING;

SELF CURING AGENTS; WATER RETENTION; WEIGHT LOSS MEASUREMENTS;

CONCRETE TESTING;

EID: 0032021766     PISSN: 00249831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/macr.1998.50.1.85     Document Type: Article

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