Capillary absorption of water and n-decane by autoclaved aerated concrete

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 766-771

  Ioannou, Ioannis ^a   Hamilton, Andrea ^b   Hall, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoclaved aerated concrete; Microstructure; Pore size distribution; Transport properties

Indexed keywords

AUTOCLAVES; BUILDING MATERIALS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PORE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SORPTION; STANDARDS; WATER ABSORPTION;

AUTOCLAVED AERATED CONCRETE; FINE MATRIX PORES; MICRON-SCALE MATRIX POROSITY;

CONCRETES;

EID: 43049116074     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2008.01.013     Document Type: Article

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