Application of image analysis to assessing critical pore size for permeability prediction of cement paste

Image Analysis and Stereology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 97-103

  Hu, Jing ^a   Stroeven, Piet ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

General effective media theory; Image analysis; Permeability; Pore size distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 13644267014     PISSN: 15803139     EISSN: 18545165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5566/ias.v22.p97-103     Document Type: Article

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