Influence of the aggregate on the electrical conductivity of Portland cement concretes

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1755-1763

  Princigallo, Antonio ^a   Van Breugel, Klaas ^b   Levita, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Concrete; Electrical conductivity; Interfacial zone; Modeling; Percolation

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ISOTHERMS; SUPERPLASTICITY;

INTERFACIAL ZONES;

PORTLAND CEMENT;

EID: 0141509861     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(03)00166-2     Document Type: Article

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