Reproducibility of w/c ratio determination from fluorescent impregnated thin sections

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1567-1573

  Jakobsen, U H ^a   Brown, D R ^b  

^a Concrete Experts International ^*  (Denmark)

^b W R GRACE AND CO CONN   (United States)

Author keywords

Characterization; Concrete; Microstructure; Petrography; w c determination

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; CHARACTERIZATION; DYES; EPOXY RESINS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PETROGRAPHY;

FLUORESCENT IMPREGNATED THIN SECTIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROUND ROBIN TEST; W/C DETERMINATION;

CONCRETES;

EID: 33747047808     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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