Effects of curing temperature on moisture distribution, drying and water absorption in self-compacting concrete

Magazine of Concrete Research

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 517-524

  Cano Barrita, F de J ^a,b   Bremner, T W ^a   Balcom, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURING; DRYING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOISTURE; SORPTION; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; WATER ABSORPTION;

MOISTURE DISTRIBUTION; SELF-COMPACTING CONCRETES;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0344494652     PISSN: 00249831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/macr.2003.55.6.517     Document Type: Article

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