Evaluation of the effect of varying the workability in concrete pore structure by using X-ray microtomography

Autor: E. E. Bernardes, A. G. de Magalhães, W. L. Vasconcelos, E. H. M. Nunes
Jazyk: angličtina
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Zdroj: Revista IBRACON de Estruturas e Materiais, Vol 6, Iss 4, Pp 582-597
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1983-4195
DOI: 10.1590/S1983-41952013000400005
Popis: The useful life of concrete is associated with the penetrative ability of aggressive agents on their structures. Structural parameters such as porosity, pore distribution and connectivity have great influence on the properties of mass transport in porous solids. In the present study, the effect of varying the workability of concrete in fresh state, produced through the use of additives, on pore structure and on the mechanical compressive strength of hardened concrete was assessed. The pore structure was analyzed with the aid of X-ray microtomography, and the results obtained were compared to the total pore volume calculated from data derived from helium and mercury pycnometry tests. A good approximation between the porosity values obtained through the two techniques was observed, and it was found that, regardless of concrete consistency, the samples from the surface of the specimens showed a percentage of pores higher than those taken from the more inner layers.
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