Survey of Concrete Transport Properties and Their Measurement.
Survey of Concrete Transport Properties and Their
Measurement.
(3289 K)
Martys, N. S.
NISTIR 5592; 46 p. February 1995.
Available from:
National Technical Information Service
Order number: PB95-220489
Keywords:
concretes; transport properties; building materials;
building technology; capillary flow; cements; chloride
ions; concentration profiles; computer models;
diffusion; electric migration; impedance spectroscopy;
Katz-Thompson relation; mercury intrusion porosimetry;
mortars; nuclear magnetic resonance; permeability; rapid
chloride test; sorptivity; x ray tomography
Abstract:
In this report we present a survey of the current
knowledge of the transport properties of concrete. The
basic theory and measurement methods are discussed.
Emphasis is placed on transport properties (or
mechanisms), such as diffusion, permeability, and
capillary flow, that may play an important role in
degradation processes in high performance concrete. It
is concluded that standard test methods used to predict
the service life of concrete via measurement of
transport properties, especially in high performance
concrete, are, in general, inadequate or need to be
developed.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899