Use of polymer/organoclay nanocomposite surface treatment as water/ion barrier for concrete

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 484-492

  Leung, Christopher K Y ^a   Zhu, Hong Gang ^a   Kim, Jang Kyo ^a   Woo, Ricky S C ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Barriers; Chlorides; Clays; Coating; Composite materials; Concrete; Moisture; Polymers

Indexed keywords

CARBONATION; CHARGED PARTICLES; CRACKS; ELECTRONS; HARDNESS; HEALTH; IONS; MICROFLUIDICS; MOISTURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; ORGANOCLAY; PAINTING; REUSABILITY; SILANES; SURFACE POTENTIAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACES; TESTING; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT; WATER VAPOR;

(1 1 0) SURFACE; BARRIER PROPERTIES; CHLORIDE IONS; CHLORIDE PENETRATION; CONCRETE STRUCTURES; ION PENETRATION; MOISTURE PENETRATION; NANO COMPOSITES; NANO-SIZED; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SALT SPRAY; TEST RESULTS; WATER VAPOR TRANSMISSION;

SURFACE TREATMENT;

CHLORIDE; COMPOSITE; CONCRETE STRUCTURE; MOISTURE CONTENT; ORGANOCLAY; POLYMER;

EID: 45749093328     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(2008)20:7(484)     Document Type: Article

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