Environmental Degradation of Concrete Pore Structure

by B. W. Gunnink, Univ of Missouri-Columbia, United States,
T. Demirel, Univ of Missouri-Columbia, United States,
En?st?n, Univ of Missouri-Columbia, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Serviceability and Durability of Construction Materials

Abstract:

This paper illustrates how Conductometric Phase Transition Porosimetry can be used to monitor changes in the pore structure of Portland Cement Concrete which result from repeated freezing and thawing. These changes can be used to study the failure mechanism involved as well as to evaluate the durability of the concrete.

Subject Headings: Freeze and thaw | Failure analysis | Material failures | Concrete structures | Portland cement | Porous media | Material tests

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