Abstract
The increase of overall drying permeability and diffusivity of concrete due to cracking is determined experimentally and formulated mathematically. The test specimens are C-shaped beams deformed by a tie rod and reinforced on the tensile face so that uniformly spaced cracks are produced. The difference in the loss of weight for various drying periods between cracked and uncracked specimens is measured and used to quantify the effect on permeability and diffusivity. It is concluded that even though the major cracks are seen to be continuous on the specimen surface, they must be discontinuous in the specimen interior, perhaps being interconnected by much narrower necks with a width about 10 times smaller. This fact is of interest for deducing fracture process zone models from visual observations of cracks on the specimen surface.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 351-357 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | ACI Materials Journal |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| State | Published - Sep 1 1987 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Building and Construction
- Materials Science(all)