British Standard and RILEM water absorption tests: A critical evaluation

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 571-578

  Wilson, M A ^a   Carter, M A ^a   Hoff, W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CODES; POROSITY; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); WATER ABSORPTION;

VACUUM SATURATION;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

EID: 0033352498     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02480491     Document Type: Article

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