Evaluation of Microstructure and Transport Properties of Deteriorated Cementitious Materials from Their X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) Images
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
2.1. Image Acquisition of Leaching-Induced Deteriorated Cement Pastes
2.2. Evaluation of Microstructure and Transport Properties from CT Images
2.2.1. Porosity and Mean Pore Size
2.2.2. Tortuosity
2.2.3. Permeability
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Model | a | b | c | r 1 | RMSE 1 | Fitting Parameter |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.0017 | 1 | −1 | 0.929 | 3.61 × 10−5 | a | |
0.0044 | 2.44 | 0 | 0.933 | 3.54 × 10−5 | a,b | |
0.0026 | 0 | −3.17 | 0.917 | 3.92 × 10−5 | a,c | |
0.0040 | 1.71 | −1 | 0.950 | 3.05 × 10−5 | a,b | |
0.0033 | 1 | −1.81 | 0.949 | 3.09 × 10−5 | a,c | |
0.0040 | 1.42 | (−b) | 0.952 | 3.01 × 10−5 | a,b | |
0.0040 | 1.43 | −1.36 | 0.952 | 3.03 × 10−5 | a,b,c |
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Promentilla, M.A.B.; Cortez, S.M.; Papel, R.A.D.; Tablada, B.M.; Sugiyama, T. Evaluation of Microstructure and Transport Properties of Deteriorated Cementitious Materials from Their X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) Images. Materials 2016, 9, 388. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9050388
Promentilla MAB, Cortez SM, Papel RAD, Tablada BM, Sugiyama T. Evaluation of Microstructure and Transport Properties of Deteriorated Cementitious Materials from Their X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) Images. Materials. 2016; 9(5):388. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9050388
Chicago/Turabian StylePromentilla, Michael Angelo B., Shermaine M. Cortez, Regina Anne DC. Papel, Bernadette M. Tablada, and Takafumi Sugiyama. 2016. "Evaluation of Microstructure and Transport Properties of Deteriorated Cementitious Materials from Their X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) Images" Materials 9, no. 5: 388. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9050388