Probing the microstructure of cement mortars through dielectric parameters' variation

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids

Volumn 70, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 576-583

  Tsonos, C ^a   Stavrakas, I ^b   Anastasiadis, C ^b   Kyriazopoulos, A ^b   Kanapitsas, A ^a   Triantis, D ^b  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAMIA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

Author keywords

A. Microporous materials; D. Dielectric properties; D. Electrical conductivity; D. Electrical properties; D. Microstructure

Indexed keywords

A. MICROPOROUS MATERIALS; D. DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; D. ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; D. ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; D. MICROSTRUCTURE;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CEMENTS; CERAMIC CAPACITORS; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIELECTRIC RELAXATION; DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GELATION; HARDENING; MICROPOROSITY; MICROPOROUS MATERIALS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORTAR; PERMITTIVITY; PLASTER; POLYMER BLENDS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 67349184362     PISSN: 00223697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2008.12.015     Document Type: Article

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