Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers (4th Edition)

4th Edition

ISBN: 9780134320533

Author: Michael S. Mamlouk, John P. Zaniewski

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 6, Problem 6.8QP

Define

a. interlayer hydration space

b. capillary voids

c. entrained air

d. entrapped air

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Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers (4th Edition)

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