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The Effect Of Pore Structure And Cracking On The Permeability Of Concrete

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2011

Thomas A. Bier ,
Darmawan Ludirdja ,
J. Francis Young  and
Richard L. Berger
Thomas A. Bier
Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, 205 N. Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801
Darmawan Ludirdja
Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, 205 N. Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801
J. Francis Young
Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, 205 N. Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801
Richard L. Berger
Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, 205 N. Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801
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Abstract

Permeability measurements have been conducted for mortars, concrete and hydrated cement pastes. The permeability with water as the penetrating medium has been measured in a low pressure range (˜ 0.5 psi) and at higher pressures up to 400 psi. Samples never exposed to drying and oven dried samples (105 °C) have been investigated. Pore structure of the investigated samples has been characterized using mercury intrusion porosimetry.

The results are discussed with regard to changes in structure during the experiment due to progressing hydration and healing of cracks.

Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 137: Symposium P – Pore Structure and Permeability of Cementitious Materials , 1988 , 235
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1989

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