Visualization of water penetration in cementitious materials with superabsorbent polymers by means of neutron radiography

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1113-1121

  Snoeck, D ^a   Steuperaert, S ^a   Van Tittelboom, K ^a   Dubruel, P ^a   De Belie, N ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cracking (B); Permeability (C); Polymer (D) (Hydrogel); Self sealing; Transport properties (C)

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY ABSORPTION; CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS; CONCRETE CRACKS; CRACK SEALING; HARMFUL SUBSTANCES; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; LOWER MAINTENANCE COSTS; MOISTURE DISTRIBUTION; REPAIR COSTS; SUPERABSORBENT POLYMER; TOTAL UPTAKE; WATER PENETRATION; WATER PERMEABILITY;

CAPILLARY FLOW; DURABILITY; MAINTENANCE; NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY; POLYMERS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VISUALIZATION;

CRACKS;

EID: 84862764017     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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