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Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Renz, C. F.
Author's Email Address	none@none
URN	etd-03012005-152702
Persistent URL	http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-03012005-152702
Title	The water permeability of concrete and some factors which affect it
Degree	Master of Science
Option	Civil Engineering
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Unknown Committee Chair
Keywords	none
Date of Defense	1928-01-01
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract For a subject which has so great and vital a bearing on a large number of different types of engineering structures, the factors which govern the water permeability of concrete have received surprisingly little consideration, at least from a concerted research standpoint. Results of a few studies, on one or more of the factors which influence this property, have appeared in the literature, but with the exception of some work published by the Bureau of Standards in 1911, there has been no publication of results covering a complete or satisfactory study. The importance of the water permeability of concrete has long been realized, and statements by engineers have appeared which attribute many failures and unsatisfactory conditions to this factor. The evidence seems to point to a field of application for definite (though relative) data to all classes of concrete structures.
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