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Absorption, Porosity, Capillarity And Chloride Diffusion In Ultra High Performance Concretes, José Manuel Gandia-Romero, José Enrique Ramón-Zamora, Isabel Gasch, Manuel Valcuende, Rafael Calabuig, Victor Calvet, Pedro Serna
Absorption, Porosity, Capillarity And Chloride Diffusion In Ultra High Performance Concretes, José Manuel Gandia-Romero, José Enrique Ramón-Zamora, Isabel Gasch, Manuel Valcuende, Rafael Calabuig, Victor Calvet, Pedro Serna
International Conference on Durability of Concrete Structures
Concrete durability performance can be assessed by a number of parameters, among which permeability properties are key. In this experimental work, the permeability to water and the diffusion of chlorides in Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) are studied. To this end, three types of concrete were made: two Ultra High Performance (one with fibers and one without fibers) and a Conventional Concrete (CC) of w/c ratio equal to 0.5. The compressive strength of Ultra High Performance Concretes was 130 MPa, and that of conventional concrete was 50 MPa. All of them were cured at a temperature of 20°C and RH …
Experimental Study On Contact Angle And Pore Characteristics Of Unsaturated Loess, Jing Yanlin, Wang Hao, Tao Chunliang, Yang Lina, Liu Jianwei, Wen Xin
Experimental Study On Contact Angle And Pore Characteristics Of Unsaturated Loess, Jing Yanlin, Wang Hao, Tao Chunliang, Yang Lina, Liu Jianwei, Wen Xin
Coal Geology & Exploration
Contact angle and pore size are important factors affecting soil wettability, permeability and capillarity. In order to further understand the capillary characteristics and permeability of unsaturated loess, the contact angle test and mercury intrusion test of unsaturated loess were carried out. The relationship between pore size and contact angle was analyzed in details. Moreover, the variation of pore and contact angle with depth was discussed. It is found that the contact angle of loess in the dry state is higher than the contact angle of loess in the natural state; as the depth of the formation increases, the contact angle …
Capillary Forces In Partially Saturated Thin Fibrous Media, Ali Moghadam
Capillary Forces In Partially Saturated Thin Fibrous Media, Ali Moghadam
Theses and Dissertations
Capillarity is often exploited in self-cleaning, drag reducing and fluid absorption/storage (sanitary products) purposes just to name a few. Formulating the underlying physics of capillarity helps future design and development of optimized structures. This work reports on developing computational models to quantify the capillary pressure and capillary forces on the fibrous surfaces. To this end, the current study utilizes a novel mass-spring-damper approach to incorporate the mechanical properties of the fibers in generating virtual fibrous structures that can best represent fibrous membranes. Such virtual fibrous structures are then subjected to a pressure estimation model, developed for the first time in …