Proper characterisation of pore size distribution in cementitious materials

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 302-303, Issue , 2006, Pages 479-485

  Hu, J ^a   Stroeven, P ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cementitious materials; Durability; Image analysis; Pore size distribution

Indexed keywords

DURABILITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS; PORE SIZE; POROSIMETERS;

CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS; MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY;

CEMENTS;

EID: 33644869329     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/0-87849-983-0.479     Document Type: Conference Paper

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