Aggregate shape effect on the diffusivity of mortar: A 3D numerical investigation by random packing models of ellipsoidal particles and of convex polyhedral particles

Computers and Structures

Volumn 144, Issue , 2014, Pages 40-51

  Liu, Lin ^a   Shen, Dejian ^a   Chen, Huisu ^b   Xu, Wenxiang ^a  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diffusivity; Ellipsoidal particles; Particle packing; Polyhedral particles; Shape effect

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; DIFFUSION; MORTAR; PACKING;

CONVEX POLYHEDRAL; ELLIPSOIDAL PARTICLES; INTERFACIAL TRANSITION ZONE; LATTICE APPROACHES; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PARTICLE PACKINGS; POLYHEDRAL PARTICLES; SHAPE EFFECT; AGGREGATE SHAPE; RANDOM PACKING;

AGGLOMERATION; DIFFUSION;

EID: 84906852911     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2014.07.022     Document Type: Article

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