Surface zone concrete: drying, absorption, and moisture distribution

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 49-57

  McCarter, W J ^a   Watson, D W ^b   Chrisp, T M ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Blyth and Blyth Associates Consulting and Structural Engineers   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DRYING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; MOISTURE; WETTING;

INTERNAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY; MOISTURE DISTRIBUTION; POZZOLANIC REACTIONS; SURFACE ZONE ABSORPTION;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0035131673     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(2001)13:1(49)     Document Type: Article

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