Moisture transport in heated concrete, as studied by NMR, and its consequences for fire spalling

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 894-901

  van der Heijden, G H A ^a   van Bijnen, R M W ^a   Pel, L ^a   Huinink, H P ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Concrete (E); Fire spalling; Modeling (E); Nuclear magnetic resonance; Permeability (C); Temperature (A); Transport properties (C)

Indexed keywords

BRICK; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DURABILITY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MOISTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

FIRE SPALLING; HEATED CONCRETE; MOISTURE TRANSPORT;

CONCRETES;

EID: 34249321637     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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