Confirmation of anomalous diffusion in non-saturated porous building materials by a new capillary rise absorption test

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1432, 2002, Pages 259-272

  Küntz, Michel ^a   Lavallée, Paul ^a   Chevalier, Jean ^a   Riopelle, Pierre ^a   Goyer, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anomalous diffusion; Porous building materials; Sorptivity; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; INFILTRATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARAFFINS; POROUS MATERIALS; WATER ABSORPTION;

ANOMALOUS DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; POROUS BUILDING MATERIALS; SORPTIVITY;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

EID: 4243734920     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp11046s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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