Effect of cement content on transport in concrete

Magazine of Concrete Research

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 339-351

  Buenfeld, N R ^a   Okundi, E ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CONCRETE ADDITIVES; CONCRETE MIXING; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; DURABILITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MICROSTRUCTURE;

CEMENT CONTENT; WATER-CEMENT RATIO;

CONCRETE TESTING;

EID: 0032307242     PISSN: 00249831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/macr.1998.50.4.339     Document Type: Article

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