Long-term moisture transport in high performance concrete
Long-term moisture transport in high performance concrete
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DOI:
10.1007/bf02480357
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发表时间:
2002-10
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
L. Nilsson
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作者:
L. Nilsson
Moisture is decisive for a large number of binding and transport processes in high performance concrete affecting the durability, shrinkage and performance in various environments. An experimental study on the moisture transport properties of 20 concrete mixes was made during seven years, with type of binder, additives and waterbinder ratio as parameters. An upside-down glass cup method was used to obtain the steady-state flow through concrete discs.The moisture diffusion coefficient decreases with a lower water-binder ratio, increasing amount of silica fume, especially when combined with fly ash and it continues to decrease also after four years for w/B lower than 0.40. The moisture diffusion coefficient is much less moisture dependent for HPC than for normal concrete, which means that steady-state moisture profiles through HPC structures will be almost linear. Long-term moisture profiles in submerged HPC will be affected by self-desiccation for a very long time because of the extremely small moisture flow.