Measuring the membrane potential across cement-based materials

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 492-498

  Zhang, J Z ^a   Buenfeld, N R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; IONIC CONDUCTION IN SOLIDS; SALTS;

ION CONCENTRATION GRADIENT; JUNCTION POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL;

CEMENTS;

EID: 0034301898     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02480526     Document Type: Article

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