ABSTRACT
C. HALL Schlumberger Cambridge Research, Cambridge, UK J. MARCHAND Departement de genie civil, Université Laval, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada, B.GERARD EDF, Research Division, Moret sur Loing, France M. SOSORO Institute of Construction Materials, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Introduction*
Cement-based materials are complicated, mineralogically, chemically and microstructurally: above all they are chemically active. Because of their chemical activity, liquid flow through cementitious materials is necessarily more complicated than flow through, say, the sand-column of Henry Darcy [1]. There is therefore particular reason for rese archers and practitioners in this field to work within a sound theoretical framework. This allows us to design, execute and report well-conceived experiments and to share data on properties the meaning of which we can all understand.
