Assessment of permeation quality of concrete through mercury intrusion porosimetry

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 321-328

  Kumar, Rakesh ^a   Bhattacharjee, B ^b  

^a CENTRAL ROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Concrete; Durability; Initial surface absorption rate; Mercury porosimetry; Permeation quality; Pore system

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BEAMS AND GIRDERS; COMPACTION; CORRELATION METHODS; DURABILITY; HYDRATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MERCURY (METAL); POROSIMETERS; QUALITY CONTROL;

INITIAL SURFACE ABSORPTION RATE (ISAT); MERCURY POROSIMETRY; PERMEATION QUALITY; PORE SYSTEMS;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0742324873     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2003.08.013     Document Type: Article

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