Influence of cementitious binder content on moisture transport in stabilised earth materials analysed using 1-dimensional sharp wet front theory

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 688-693

  Hall, Matthew ^a   Allinson, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Granular materials; Moisture sorption; Partially saturated flow; Sharp wet front model; Stabilised earth

Indexed keywords

BINDERS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; SORPTION;

BINDER CONTENTS; CEMENTITIOUS BINDERS; EARTH MATERIALS; INITIAL RATES; MOISTURE SORPTION; MOISTURE TRANSPORTS; PARTIALLY-SATURATED FLOW; SHARP WET FRONT MODEL; SORPTIVITY; STABILISED EARTH;

MOISTURE;

CEMENT; GRANULAR MEDIUM; LINEARITY; MOISTURE TRANSFER; POROSITY; SORPTION; SUCTION;

EID: 57849148497     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.05.013     Document Type: Article

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