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Determination of the unsaturated hydraulic diffusivity of porous construction materials from transient moisture profiles utilizing pin-type resistance sensor array

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  1. Faculty of Creative Arts and Technologies, University of Luton, Luton LU1 3JU, UK

    Q. G. Wang

  2. Mechanical Engineering College, Shijiazhuang, People’s Republic of China

    Q. G. Wang

  3. Faculty of Creative Arts and Technologies, University of Luton, Luton LU1 3JU, UK

    K. Ahmet & Y. Yue

  4. School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK

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Wang, Q.G., Ahmet, K., Yue, Y. et al. Determination of the unsaturated hydraulic diffusivity of porous construction materials from transient moisture profiles utilizing pin-type resistance sensor array. J Mater Sci 40, 1013–1015 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-005-6522-3

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