Test of four different experimental methods to determine sorption isotherms

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 471-477

  Johannesson, Björn ^a   Janz, Mårten ^b  

^a LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Cement and Concrete Research Institute (CBI)   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Experimentation; Isotherms; Methodology

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DIFFUSION; ISOTHERMS; MOISTURE; POROUS MATERIALS; SANDSTONE; SORPTION;

MICROCALORIMETRIC TECHNIQUE;

CIVIL ENGINEERING;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; MOISTURE; SORPTION;

EID: 0036869324     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(2002)14:6(471)     Document Type: Article

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