Assessment of the unsaturated water transport properties of an old concrete: Determination of the pore-interaction factor

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1015-1023

  Poyet, Stéphane ^a   Charles, Sébastien ^a   Honoré, Nicolas ^a   L'Hostis, Valérie ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Concrete; Pore interaction factor; Unsaturated transport properties; Water transport

Indexed keywords

DESORPTION ISOTHERMS; PERMEABILITY EVOLUTION; PORE-INTERACTION FACTOR; POST PROCESSING; UNSATURATED TRANSPORT; WATER TRANSPORT; WEIGHT LOSS;

DESORPTION; DRYING;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EID: 79960996021     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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