Embedded NMR sensors to monitor evaporable water loss caused by hydration and drying in Portland cement mortar

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 324-328

  de J Cano Barrita, P F ^a,b   Marble, A E ^a   Balcom, B J ^a   Garcia J C ^a   Masthikin, I V ^a   Thomas, M D A ^a   Bremner, T W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

A: Drying; B: Pore size distribution; E: Mortar; Embedded NMR sensor; Hydration

Indexed keywords

CEMENT MANUFACTURE; CONCRETES; DEWATERING; HYDRATION; MORTAR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLASTER; PORE SIZE; PORTLAND CEMENT; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

A: DRYING; B: PORE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; CEMENT PASTES; CEMENT-BASED MATERIALS; DURABILITY PROPERTIES; E: MORTAR; EMBEDDED NMR SENSOR; EVAPORABLE WATERS; GOOD CORRELATIONS; GRAVIMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; LINEARLY PROPORTIONALS; LOW FIELDS; MASS LOSS; MOISTURE CONTENTS; NMR SIGNALS; PURE LIQUIDS;

SENSORS;

EID: 62649112438     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2009.01.011     Document Type: Article

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