A Comparative Study on Water and Gas Permeability of Pervious Concrete
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experiments
2.1. Sample Preparation
2.2. Water Permeability Test
2.3. Gas Permeability Test
2.3.1. Gas Permeameter for Normal Concrete
2.3.2. A Novel Device for Testing the Gas Permeability of Pervious Concrete
2.4. Testing Information
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Difference between Water and Gas Permeability
4.2. Standardizing the Permeability Test for Pervious Concrete
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Cement | Water | Aggregate | Water Reducer |
---|---|---|---|---|
w/c = 0.25 | 523.16 | 130.79 | 1509.00 | 1.40 |
w/c = 0.28 | 486.35 | 136.18 | 1509.00 | 1.40 |
Sample | kv (m2) | b (KPa) | R2 | Porosity | Density | ||||
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Water | Gas | Water | Gas | Water | Gas | (%) | (kg/m3) | ||
Mix1 | No.1 | 12.43 | 3.77 | 0.22 | 1.08 | 0.931 | 0.986 | 31.59 | 1731 |
No.2 | 8.06 | 2.00 | 0.25 | 1.98 | 0.916 | 0.997 | 28.19 | 1767 | |
Mix2 | No.1 | 7.56 | 1.74 | 0.31 | 2.56 | 0.930 | 0.956 | 26.59 | 1802 |
No.2 | 4.96 | 1.09 | 0.35 | 3.01 | 0.929 | 0.998 | 25.64 | 1828 |
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Wei, G.; Tan, K.; Liang, T.; Qin, Y. A Comparative Study on Water and Gas Permeability of Pervious Concrete. Water 2022, 14, 2846. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14182846
Wei G, Tan K, Liang T, Qin Y. A Comparative Study on Water and Gas Permeability of Pervious Concrete. Water. 2022; 14(18):2846. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14182846
Chicago/Turabian StyleWei, Gang, Kanghao Tan, Tenglong Liang, and Yinghong Qin. 2022. "A Comparative Study on Water and Gas Permeability of Pervious Concrete" Water 14, no. 18: 2846. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14182846