A model for reactive porous transport during re-wetting of hardened concrete
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A mathematical model is developed that captures the transport of liquid water in hardened concrete, as well as the chemical reactions that occur between the imbibed water and the residual calcium silicate compounds residing in the porous concrete matrix. The main hypothesis in this model is that the reaction product – calcium silicate hydrate gel – clogs the pores within the concrete thereby hindering water transport. Numerical simulations are employed to determine the sensitivity of the model solution to changes in various physical parameters, and compare to experimental results available in the literature.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- CoRR
دوره abs/0801.3046 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008