Water Absorption Tests for Measuring Permeability of Field Concrete
The research results from the National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE) Project 04-06 were communicated to engineers and researchers in this project. Specifically, the water absorption of concrete samples (i.e., 2-in. thick, 4-in. diameter discs cut from concrete cylinders) was found to be strongly related to the chloride permeability of the samples. A test procedure was proposed based on the comments from the engineers and researchers in the related areas, and the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards. Tests are needed following this procedure to facilitate the acceptance of the generated data and the comparison with the related data in the literature.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
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Corporate Authors:
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Department of Civil Engineering and Mechanics
Milwaukee, WI United States 53211National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE)
University of Wisconsin, Madison
1415 Engineering Drive, 2205 Engineering Hall
Madison, WI United States 53706Research and Innovative Technology Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Zhao, Jian
- Tabatabai, Habib
- Publication Date: 2013-9
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Edition: Final Report
- Features: Figures; Photos; References;
- Pagination: 26p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Absorption; Chlorides; Concrete; Moisture content; Permeability; Test procedures
- Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; I32: Concrete;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01505666
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: CFIRE 04-06
- Contract Numbers: DTRT06-G-0020
- Files: UTC, NTL, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT
- Created Date: Jan 27 2014 11:27AM