Study of the water-retention capacity of a lime-sand mortar: Influence of the physicochemical characteristics of the lime

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 689-696

  Sebaibi Y ^a   Dheilly, R M ^a   Queneudec M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE   (France)

Author keywords

Ca(OH)2; Mortar; Pore size distribution; Portland cement; Water retention capacity

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; MORTAR; PORE SIZE; PORTLAND CEMENT;

WATER-RETENTION CAPACITY;

LIME;

EID: 0037401196     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(02)01038-4     Document Type: Article

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