A capillary action test for the investigation of adhesion in repair technology

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1101-1110

  Courard, Luc ^a   Degeimbre, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Absorption; Capillary; Centrifugation; Concrete; Impregnation; Interface; Pore radius; Repair; Substrate; Superficial tension

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BONDING; PLASTICIZERS; POROSITY; SLURRIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; WATER ABSORPTION; WETTING;

CEMENT SLURRIES; SUPERPLASTICIZERS;

CIVIL ENGINEERING;

ADHESION; CONCRETE;

EID: 1842427816     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l03-061     Document Type: Article

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