Implication of pore size distribution parameters on compressive strength, permeability and hydraulic diffusivity of concrete

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 382-386

  Das, B B ^a   Kondraivendhan, B ^b  

^a Lawrence Technological University ^*  (United States)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

MIP; Permeability and hydraulic diffusivity; Strength

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE MIX; CONCRETE SPECIMENS; DISPERSION COEFFICIENT; HYDRAULIC DIFFUSIVITY; MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY; MIP; PERMEABLE POROSITY; PRESSURE DATA; STRENGTH;

CONCRETE AGGREGATES; DIFFUSION; MERCURY (METAL); PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PORE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

EID: 80155182087     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.08.055     Document Type: Article

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