Unsaturated diffusivity functions for concrete derived from NMR images

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 36, Issue 260, 2003, Pages 413-418

  Leech, C ^a   Lockington, D ^a   Dux, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DRYING; IMPURITIES; MOISTURE; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STEEL; WETTING;

HYDRAULIC DIFFUSIVITY; NONLINEAR DIFFUSION EQUATION;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0042342737     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1617/13760     Document Type: Article

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