An estimation of the diffusivity of silica fume concrete

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1358-1367

  Song, Ha Won ^a   Jang, Jong Chul ^a   Saraswathy, Velu ^a   Byun, Keun Joo ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diffusivity; Durability; Interfacial transition zone (ITZ); Microstructure model; Silica fume concrete

Indexed keywords

DETERIORATION; DURABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

CONCRETE DIFFUSIVITY; INTERFACIAL TRANSITON ZONE (ITZ); SILICA FUME CONCRETE;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; DETERIORATION; DURABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

CONCRETE; DIFFUSIVITY; DURABILITY; HYDRATION;

EID: 33751168495     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.11.019     Document Type: Article

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