Pore Structure of Cement-Based Materials - Testing, Interpretation and Requirements

Informationen zum Autor Kalliopi K. Aligizaki is a Research and Consulting Engineer at the Aedificat Institute Freiburg, Germany. She received her Ph.D. degree from The Pennsylvania State University, USA. Her research has focused on durability of building materials and parameters that affect reinforcement corrosion. Klappentext Provides a thorough treatment of the experimental techniques used to characterize the pore structure of materials. The text presents the principles and practical applications of the techniques used! providing the theoretical background! the way to analyze experimental data! and the factors affecting the results. Zusammenfassung A clear introduction to the various experimental methods for characterizing the pore structure of cement and concrete, from mercury intrusion porosimetry and water absorption, to the more sophisticated small-angle scattering and nuclear magnetic resonance. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction. 2. Specimen Pretreatment. 3. Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry. 4. Gas Adsorption. 5. Pycnometry and Thermoporometry 6. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. 7. Small-Angle Scattering. 8. Microscopic Techniques amd Stereology. 9. Comparison of Results by Various Methods.

Product details

• Authors: Kalliopi K. Aligizaki, ALIGIZAKI KALLIOPI K, Aligizaki Kalliopi K.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.09.2005
• EAN: 9780419228004
• ISBN: 978-0-419-22800-4
• No. of pages: 432
• Series: Modern Concrete Technology; Modern Concrete Technology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SCIENCE / Applied Sciences, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, environmental science, engineering & technology, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Civil engineering, surveying and building