Influence of compaction on the interfacial transition zone and the permeability of concrete

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1425-1433

  Leemann, Andreas ^a   Münch, Beat ^a   Gasser, Philippe ^a   Holzer, Lorenz ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Interfacial transition zone; Permeability; Porosity; Self compacting concrete; Vibration

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OXYGEN; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

INTERFACIAL TRANSITION ZONES; PERMEABILITY; SELF-COMPACTING CONCRETE;

CONCRETES;

EID: 33747364004     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2006.02.010     Document Type: Article

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