DETERMINATION OF THE WATER CONTENT OF CONCRETE BY THE MICROWAVE METHOD

This paper presents a rapid (15 minutes or less) method for determining the water content of fresh concrete by using a microwave oven. By combining this information with the cement content used, the water to cement ratio can be obtained. The microwave oven was also used successfully to determine natural moisture content, percent absorption (ssd) and bulk specific gravity values of aggregates in a short period of time. (Author/TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • Naik, T R
  • Ramme, B W
• Publication Date: 1987-11

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 927-938
• Serial:
  • Cement and Concrete Research
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0008-8846
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00088846

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Absorption; Aggregates; Concrete; Microwaves; Moisture content; Specific gravity; Water cement ratio
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rapid methods
• ITRD Terms: 6758: Absorption; 4577: Aggregate; 5908: Density; 4750: Fresh concrete; 9045: Micro; 4714: Mix design; 5920: Moisture content; 9064: Quick; 6288: Test method; 6767: Wave
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00470149
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1988 12:00AM