Influence of frost-induced damage on the permeability of concrete


Vol. 544 (12) 2017 / wtorek, 30 października, 2018

(in Polish)

A. Wieczorek,
M. Koniorczyk

DOI: 10.15199/33.2017.12.13

Volume 544; Issue 12
Pages 40-42

Accepted for publication: 18.10.2017 r.

The presented research aims at the determination of the relationship between transport phenomena and durability of concrete. The permeability is an important factor influencing deterioration of concrete durability. The experimental study concerns the frost durability of an ordinary concrete without air-entraining admixtures with different water to cement ratio (w/c = 0,35, 0,4, 0,5). The damage is characterized by the reduction of elastic modulus, as well as the permeability evolution due to frost action, investigated after 0, 50, 100 and 150 freezethaw cycles. Finally the correlation between the permeability and the mechanical properties for the concrete under frost attack is discussed.

Keywords: permeability; Young modulus, frost resistance; durability.
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Alicja Wieczorek, MSc. Eng. - Lodz University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environmental Engineering

Marcin Koniorczyk, Ph. D. Eng., Associate Professor - Lodz University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environmental Engineering

Marcin Koniorczyk, Ph. D. Eng., Associate Professor

marcin.koniorczyk@p.lodz.pl

Full paper is available at Publisher house SIGMA-NOT Sp. z o.o. webpage

DOI: DOI: 10.15199/33.2017.12.13