Prediction of the hydraulic diffusivity from pore size distribution of concrete

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1724-1733

  Pradhan, Bulu ^a   Nagesh, M ^b   Bhattacharjee, B ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Diffusivity; Hydraulic conductivity; Model; Pore size distribution; Porosity

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE AGGREGATES; DIFFUSION; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULICS; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY;

DIFFUSIVITY; MERCURY INTRUSION; MODEL; WATER CAPACITY;

CONCRETES;

EID: 24644474575     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2004.10.043     Document Type: Article

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