Porosity and mechanical properties of ce
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Y.-W. Mai; B. Cotterell
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Article
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1985
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Elsevier Science
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English
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The effect of volume fraction porosity on the mechanical properties of cement mortar is studied. It is shown that both the Young's modulus and fracture toughness decrease with porosity. Although the flexural strength also decreases with porosity the linear relationship is largely fortuitous. Maxim