Characterizing lightweight aggregate desorption at high relative humidities using a pressure plate apparatus

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 961-969

  Pour Ghaz, Mohammad ^a   Castro, Javier ^b   Kladivko, Eileen J ^c   Weiss, Jason ^d  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Desorption isotherm; Drying shrinkage; Internal curing; Lightweight aggregate; Moisture retention; Porous plate apparatus; Pressure membrane extractor; Pressure plate; Self desiccation; Shrinkage cracking

Indexed keywords

DESORPTION ISOTHERMS; DRYING SHRINKAGES; INTERNAL CURING; LIGHT WEIGHT AGGREGATE; MOISTURE RETENTION; PRESSURE PLATE; SELF-DESICCATION; SHRINKAGE CRACKING;

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CEMENTS; CURING; DESORPTION; MIXTURES; POROUS PLATES; VAPORS;

AGGREGATES;

CEMENT; DESICCATION; DESORPTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMIDITY; ISOTHERM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRESSURE; SHRINKAGE;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84876717653     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000422     Document Type: Article

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