Effect of moisture content on concrete resistivity measurement

Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, Transactions of the Chinese Institute of Engineers,Series A/Chung-kuo Kung Ch'eng Hsuch K'an

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 117-122

  Su, Jin Kiang ^a   Yang, Chung Chia ^a   Wu, Wen Bean ^a   Huang, Ran ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Pore structure; Resistivity; Water loss

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DURABILITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MOISTURE; WATER ABSORPTION;

CONCRETE RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENT; WATER LOSS RATIO; WENNER TECHNIQUE;

CONCRETE TESTING;

EID: 0036141588     PISSN: 02533839     EISSN: 21587299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02533839.2002.9670686     Document Type: Article

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