Tri-dimensional modelling of cementitious materials permeability from polymodal pore size distribution obtained by mercury intrusion porosimetry tests

Advances in Cement Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-45

  Amiri, O ^a   Ait Mokhtar A ^a   Sarhani, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MORTAR; PORE SIZE; POROSIMETERS; POROSITY;

CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS; DARCY LAW; MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY TESTS; POROUS STRUCTURE;

CEMENTS;

EID: 13944274485     PISSN: 09517197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/adcr.2005.17.1.39     Document Type: Article

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