Analytical methods for prediction of water absorption in cement-based material

China Ocean Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 719-728

  Wang, Li Cheng ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Capillarity coefficient; Cement based material; Initial water content; Sorptivity; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED EQUIPMENT; AGGRESSIVE ENVIRONMENT; ANALYTICAL METHOD; CAPILLARY ABSORPTION; CEMENT BASED MATERIAL; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GRAVIMETRIC METHODS; IN-SITU; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; NEW MODEL; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; PENETRATION DEPTH; SORPTIVITY; SQUARE ROOTS; TWO PARAMETER; WATER TRANSPORT; WATER UPTAKE;

CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY FLOW; CEMENTS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS; WATER CONTENT;

WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 77951913446     PISSN: 08905487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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