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Percolation effects in the electrical conductivity of porous cement mortar

Brantervik, K. ; Berg, A. ; Niklasson, G.A. ; Hedberg, B. and Nilsson, Lars-Olof LU (1990) In Europhysics Letters 13(6). p.549-554
Abstract
We have studied the electrical properties of cement mortars in the frequency range 10-3 to 107 Hz. The bulk d.c. conductivity was distinguished from electrode polarization effects at low frequencies as well as from a frequency dispersion at high frequencies. The bulk conductivity displays a dramatic variation with the water content of the samples. A percolation threshold can be seen at very low water contents. The conductivity varies as a power law of water content above the threshold. The power law exponent is consistent with the predictions of a percolation theory of Trugman and Weinrib.
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10.1209/0295-5075/13/6/013
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  author       = {{Brantervik, K. and Berg, A. and Niklasson, G.A. and Hedberg, B. and Nilsson, Lars-Olof}},
  issn         = {{0295-5075}},
  language     = {{eng}},
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  publisher    = {{EDP Sciences}},
  series       = {{Europhysics Letters}},
  title        = {{Percolation effects in the electrical conductivity of porous cement mortar}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/13/6/013}},
  doi          = {{10.1209/0295-5075/13/6/013}},
  volume       = {{13}},
  year         = {{1990}},
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