Estimating volume fraction of bound water in Portland cement concrete during hydration based on dielectric constant measurement

Magazine of Concrete Research

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 205-210

  Sun, Z J ^a,b  

^a ESI Environmental Sensors Incorporated

^b ESI Environmental Sensors Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENT MANUFACTURE; CEMENTS; CERAMIC CAPACITORS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; HYDRATION; PORTLAND CEMENT; TITRATION;

APPARENT DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; BOUND WATERS; DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; DIELECTRIC MIXING MODELS; DO-MAINS; ELECTRICAL PULSES; EMBEDDED PROBES; FREE WATERS; MONITORING CHANGES; PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETES; POWERFUL TOOLS; REFLECTOMETRY; TRAVEL TIMES;

PERMITTIVITY;

EID: 57849083463     PISSN: 00249831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/macr.2008.60.3.205     Document Type: Article

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