Addition of cement to lime-based mortars: Effect on pore structure and vapor transport

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1635-1642

  Mosquera, M J ^a   Silva, B ^b   Prieto, B ^b   Ruiz Herrera, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ca(OH)2 D; Microstructure B; Mortar E; Restoration; Transport properties C

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CEMENTS; LIME; MICROHARDNESS; MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VAPORIZATION;

CA(OH)2-D; DIFFUSIVITY; HYDRAULIC LIME; WATER VAPOR TRANSPORT;

MORTAR;

EID: 33748925186     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2004.10.041     Document Type: Article

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