SIMPLE METHOD FOR MEASURING WATER PERMEABILITY OF CONCRETE

A Simple test to estimate the permeability of concrete is described. Movement of water under gravity through a 12.5 x 10 mm (0.5 x0.4 in) disk of concrete is monitored at atmospheric presure. Steady-state conditions are reached typically in 7 to 14 days, and values of permeability can be determined reliably in 14 to 20 days. The reproducubility of the test is satisfactory, and preliminary measurements indicate that it can discriminate between concretes that have been subjected to different curing conditions or excessive loads.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Concrete Institute

  P.O. Box 19150, Redford Station, 22400 Seven Mile Road
  Detroit, MI  United States  48219
• Authors:
  • Ludirdja, D
  • Berger, R L
  • Young, J F
• Publication Date: 1989-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 433-439
• Serial:
  • ACI Materials Journal
  • Volume: 86
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: American Concrete Institute (ACI)
  • ISSN: 0889-325X
  • Serial URL: https://www.concrete.org/publications/acimaterialsjournal.aspx

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete curing; Permeability; Water
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cylinders
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; I32: Concrete;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00489511
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Title No. 86-M38
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1989 12:00AM