Cracks and pores - Their roles in the transmission of water confined in cementitious materials

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Cracks and pores - Their roles in the transmission of water confined in cementitious materials. / Bordallo, H. N.; Aldridge, L. P.; Wuttke, J.; Fernando, K.; Bertram, W. K.; Pardo, L. C.

In: European Physical Journal: Special Topics, Vol. 189, No. 1, 01.10.2010, p. 197-203.

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Bordallo, HN, Aldridge, LP, Wuttke, J, Fernando, K, Bertram, WK & Pardo, LC 2010, 'Cracks and pores - Their roles in the transmission of water confined in cementitious materials', European Physical Journal: Special Topics, vol. 189, no. 1, pp. 197-203. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2010-01323-y

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Bordallo, H. N., Aldridge, L. P., Wuttke, J., Fernando, K., Bertram, W. K., & Pardo, L. C. (2010). Cracks and pores - Their roles in the transmission of water confined in cementitious materials. European Physical Journal: Special Topics, 189(1), 197-203. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2010-01323-y

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Bordallo HN, Aldridge LP, Wuttke J, Fernando K, Bertram WK, Pardo LC. Cracks and pores - Their roles in the transmission of water confined in cementitious materials. European Physical Journal: Special Topics. 2010 Oct 1;189(1):197-203. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2010-01323-y

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Bordallo, H. N. ; Aldridge, L. P. ; Wuttke, J. ; Fernando, K. ; Bertram, W. K. ; Pardo, L. C. / Cracks and pores - Their roles in the transmission of water confined in cementitious materials. In: European Physical Journal: Special Topics. 2010 ; Vol. 189, No. 1. pp. 197-203.

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