Water absorption in mortar determined by NMR

L. Pel, K. Hazrati, K. Kopinga, J. Marchand

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Abstract

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) offers the possibility to determine moisture profiles in porous building materials. Moreover, the relaxation of the nuclear magnetic resonance signal can provide additional information on the water distribution in the microstructure. For mortar, it is shown that the transverse relaxation yields information on the distribution of water in the gel pores and capillary pores. Moisture profiles and relaxation were measured during water absorption. The effect of the drying treatment on the microstructure and the water absorption was investigated.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)525-528
Number of pages4
JournalMagnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume16
Issue number5/6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1998

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