Influential depth of moisture transport in concrete subject to drying-wetting cycles

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 693-698

  Li, Kefei ^a   Li, Chunqiu ^a   Chen, Zhaoyuan ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Concrete; Drying wetting cycles; Durability; Influential depth; Moisture transport

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; CAPILLARY ABSORPTION; CONCRETE SURFACE; DIFFUSION PROCESS; DRYING-WETTING CYCLE; DRYING-WETTING CYCLES; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; GAS-LIQUID INTERFACE; INFLUENTIAL DEPTH; MATERIAL TRANSPORT; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; SATURATED CONCRETE; SORPTIVITY; TIME RATIO; WATER LOSS; WETTING TIME;

CAPILLARY FLOW; DEWATERING; DRYING; DURABILITY; EVAPORATION; GAS ABSORPTION; MOISTURE; PHASE INTERFACES; SURFACE DIFFUSION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VAPORS; WETTING;

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EID: 70349789076     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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