A geometrical fractal model for the porosity and thermal conductivity of insulating concrete

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 551-556

  Pia, Giorgio ^a   Sanna, Ulrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Effective thermal conductivity; Fractal geometry; Mercury intrusion porosimetry; Models of porosity

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE CONDUCTIVITY; EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL ANALOGY; FRACTAL GEOMETRY; GEOMETRIC REPRESENTATION; MATHEMATICAL EQUATIONS; MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY; POROUS MICROSTRUCTURE;

FRACTALS; GEOMECHANICS; MICROSTRUCTURE;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84876478925     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.03.049     Document Type: Article

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