| publication name | “Preconditioning In Situ Concrete for Permeation Testing”, 5th International Colloquium on Concrete in Developing Countries, Cairo, January 1994, pp. 1168-1180 |
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| Authors | Shaaban, I. G., Elsayad, H. I. |
| year | 1994 |
| keywords | Vacuum technique; preconditioning; CAT; Figg air; ISAT, permeation indices |
| journal | 5th International Colloquium on Concrete in Developing Countries |
| volume | January 1994 |
| issue | Not Available |
| pages | pp. 1168-1180 |
| publisher | Egyptian Society of Engineers |
| Local/International | Local |
| Paper Link | Not Available |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
This paper investigates the application of a vacuum techinque for preconditioning concrete in situ prior to permeation tests. Cover concrete absorption test (CAT) and Figg Air permeation index test (API) were applied after vacuum drying of concrete. the application of Vacuum using ISAT cap did not lead to satisfactory of the results with these tests. However, direct application of vacuum to CAT and API heads prior to testing resulted in improvement of reproducibilty of the permeation indices obtained from these tests.