Estimation of water retention curve from mercury intrusion porosimetry and van Genuchten model

ACI Structural Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 291-295

  Leech, Craig ^a   Lockington, David ^b   Hooton, R Doug ^c  

^a DeSimone Consulting Engineers   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Durability; Moisture; Porosimetry; Surface area

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; DURABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; PORE SIZE; POROSIMETERS; POROSITY;

POROSIMETRY; SURFACE AREA; WATER RETENTION CURVE;

CONCRETE TESTING;

EID: 33645740349     PISSN: 08893241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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