Three-dimensional liquid transport in concrete cracks

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 28, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 671-687

  Carmeliet, J ^a,b   Delerue, J F ^a   Vandersteen, K ^a   Roels, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Discrete fracture flow model; Image analysis; Moving front; Network construction; X ray computer tomography

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CONCRETES; FLOW PATTERNS; FRACTURE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

CONCRETE CRACKS; CRACK ZONES; LIQUID TRANSPORT;

CRACKS;

CONCRETE; FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE NETWORK; IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 3242785559     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.373     Document Type: Article

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