What is it about?
The absorption of fluid in concrete is a key parameter that can be related to many durability-related deterioration mechanisms. The current water absorption testing procedure (ASTM C1585-13) is time-consuming due to both sample conditioning and the test duration. This study examines whether the formation factor can be used to estimate water absorption and thereby greatly reduce the time of testing.
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Why is it important?
This approach could greatly simplify testing for water absorption in concrete.
Perspectives
This has the potential to be used for improving chloride ingress and freeze-thaw models by using the formation factor. This could help simplify testing in the future improving service life models.
Professor William Jason Weiss
Oregon State University
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This page is a summary of: Relating Formation Factor of Concrete to Water Absorption, ACI Materials Journal, November 2018, American Concrete Institute,
DOI: 10.14359/51706844.
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