Effect of under water storage on bridge formation by water-soluble polymers in cement mortars

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3420-3425

  Knapen, E ^a,b   Gemert, D Van ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b De Nayer University College   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Film formation; Microstructure; Polymer modification

Indexed keywords

AIR VOIDS; BRIDGE FORMATION; CEMENT HYDRATES; CEMENT MATRIX; CEMENT MORTARS; FILM FORMATION; FREE SPACE; HIGHLY SENSITIVE; MECHANICAL STRENGTH; POLYMER BRIDGES; POLYMER FILM FORMATION; POLYMER MODIFICATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SPLITTING TENSILE STRENGTH; UNDER WATER; WATERSOLUBLE POLYMERS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CALCIUM; CEMENTS; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; LEACHING; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOISTURE; MORTAR; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYMERS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 68649118768     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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