Chloride diffusion in partially saturated cementitious material
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The paper proposes a combined application of composite theory and Powers’ model for microstructural development for the estimation of the diffusion coefficient as a function of the moisture content of a defect-free cementitious material. Measurements of chloride diffusion in mortar samples (440 kg/m rapid-hardening Portland cement, w/c = 0.5, maturity minimum 6 months) stored at 65% and 85% RH, as well as in vacuum-saturated mortar samples, illustrate the applicability of the method. D 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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