A comparative study for determining pore volume of concrete

Indian Concrete Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 7-12

  Das, B B ^a   Singh, D N ^b   Pandey, S P ^c  

^a Lawrence Technological University ^*  (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^c Aditya Birla Group   (India)

Author keywords

Characterization; Composite material; Pore volume

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; HELIUM GAS; MERCURY INTRUSION; PORE VOLUME; PYCNOMETRY; WATER SOAKING;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; GAS GENERATORS; HELIUM; MERCURY (METAL); PORE SIZE;

WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 78651371093     PISSN: 00194565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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