Water transport due to wick action through concrete

Wick action is the transport of water through a concrete element from a face in contact with water to a drying face as occurs in basements, tunnels, slabs on grade and hollow offshore structures. Water transport through concrete due to wick action is many times greater due to pressure permeability u...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aldred, James M.
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1557