Prediction of the relative permeability to gas flow of cement-based materials

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 737-744

  Monlouis Bonnaire, J P ^a   Verdier, J ^a   Perrin, B ^a  

^a INSA   (France)

Author keywords

Concrete; Modeling; Permeability

Indexed keywords

AIR PERMEABILITY; CONCRETES; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; MORTAR; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SOILS; SORPTION;

CEMENT-BASED MATERIALS; GAS FLOW; ISOTHERMAL SORPTION CURVES; SOIL PHYSICS;

CEMENTS;

EID: 1942439670     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(03)00071-1     Document Type: Article

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