Anomalous water absorption in porous materials

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 760-767

  Lockington, D A ^a   Parlange, J Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; HYDRAULICS; INFILTRATION; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); WATER ABSORPTION;

SORPTIVITY TESTS;

POROUS MATERIALS;

EID: 0037459335     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/36/6/320     Document Type: Article

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