Simulating moisture distribution within concrete pavement slabs: Model development and sensitivity study

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 351-365

  Qin, Yinghong ^a   Hiller, Jacob E ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Concrete slab; Moisture diffusivity; Rainfall; Relative humidity (RH); Wetting and drying cycles; Wind speed

Indexed keywords

DRYING AND WETTING CYCLES; INTERNAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY; JOINTED PLAIN CONCRETE PAVEMENTS; LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS; MOISTURE DIFFUSIVITY; STATISTICAL ALGORITHM; WETTING AND DRYING CYCLES; WIND SPEED;

ARID REGIONS; CONCRETE PAVEMENTS; CONCRETE SLABS; CONCRETES; RAIN; WETTING; WIND;

MOISTURE;

EID: 84893730926     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1617/s11527-013-0065-x     Document Type: Article

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