Effect of initial moisture content on wick action through concrete

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 907-912

  Aldred, J M ^a   Rangan, B V ^a   Buenfeld, N R ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Drying; Transport properties; Wick action

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DIFFUSION; DRYING; EVAPORATION; MICROCRACKING; MOISTURE; PORTLAND CEMENT; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CONCRETE MATRIX; HYDRAULIC TENSION; SUPERPLASTICIZERS; WICK ACTION;

CONCRETES;

EID: 2142648893     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(03)00202-3     Document Type: Article

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