Comparison of Standardized Test Methods for Determining the Permeability of the Surface Layer of Concrete

Abstract:

The durability of concrete can be assessed based on the quality of the surface layer of concrete, for which there are a few standardized assessment test methods. Usually, the quality of the surface layer of concrete is evaluated based on its air and water permeability. The aim of this experiment was to compare the outputs which provide some methods for determining the permeability of the surface layer of concrete (GWT, ISAT, TPT, the depth of penetration of water under pressure). The measured values using the individual methods of assessing the permeability of the surface layer of concrete very closely correspond.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1122)
• Pages: 141-144
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1122.141
• Online since: August 2015
• Authors: Tereza Komárková, Monika Králíková*, Dalibor Kocáb, Petr Misák, Tomáš Stavař
• Keywords: Depth of Penetration of Water under Pressure, Durability of Concrete, GWT, ISAT, Permeability of Surface Layer of Concrete, TPT

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