Air permeability versus sorptivity: Effects of field curing on cover concrete after one year of field exposure

Magazine of Concrete Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-24

  Austin, S A ^a   Al Kindy, A A ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Muscat Municipality   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR PERMEABILITY; CARBONATION; CURING; PORTLAND CEMENT; SLAG CEMENT; SORPTION;

SORPTIVITY;

CONCRETE TESTING;

EID: 0033877358     PISSN: 00249831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/macr.2000.52.1.17     Document Type: Article

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