Laboratory testing of seepage in concrete

Laboratory testing of seepage in concrete

Due to the construction of underground structures and hazardous waste storages, understanding and modelling of water flow through concrete has become a major topic for life-span analyses. The water retention curve (WRC) is an essential unsaturated soil function, which can be determined not only for...

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Main Authors: Pap Miklós, Mahler András, Nehme Salem Georges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2020-01-01
Series:E3S Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2020/55/e3sconf_e-unsat2020_03030.pdf
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spelling doaj-bbfec12320fc4317b675a052b18473c82021-04-02T12:22:41ZengEDP SciencesE3S Web of Conferences2267-12422020-01-011950303010.1051/e3sconf/202019503030e3sconf_e-unsat2020_03030Laboratory testing of seepage in concretePap Miklós0Mahler András1Nehme Salem Georges2National University of Public Service, Department of Hydraulic EngineeringBudapest University of Technology Economics, Department of Engineering Geology and GeotechnicsBudapest University of Technology Economics, Department of Construction Materials and TechnologiesDue to the construction of underground structures and hazardous waste storages, understanding and modelling of water flow through concrete has become a major topic for life-span analyses. The water retention curve (WRC) is an essential unsaturated soil function, which can be determined not only for soil samples, but also for other porous media. This paper deals with the determination of drying water retention curve for six different concrete mixtures that provide a substantial characteristic for the investigation and modelling of seepage through the pores of concrete. According to the complex pore system of the concrete, the bimodal function of van Genuchten (1980) and Fredlund and Xing (1994) models were used for curve fitting. The fitted curves were used to estimate the permeability function using Fredlund et. al (1994) model.https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2020/55/e3sconf_e-unsat2020_03030.pdf
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Laboratory testing of seepage in concrete
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description Due to the construction of underground structures and hazardous waste storages, understanding and modelling of water flow through concrete has become a major topic for life-span analyses. The water retention curve (WRC) is an essential unsaturated soil function, which can be determined not only for soil samples, but also for other porous media. This paper deals with the determination of drying water retention curve for six different concrete mixtures that provide a substantial characteristic for the investigation and modelling of seepage through the pores of concrete. According to the complex pore system of the concrete, the bimodal function of van Genuchten (1980) and Fredlund and Xing (1994) models were used for curve fitting. The fitted curves were used to estimate the permeability function using Fredlund et. al (1994) model.
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