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Thermal and hygric properties of Portland cement mortar after high-temperature exposure combined with compressive stress
Thermal conductivity lambda, water vapor permeability delta, and liquid moisture diffusivity kappa of cement mortar are measured on specimens subjected to four types of pretreatment, namely, unloaded, mechanically loaded to 90% of compressive strength, thermally loaded by subjecting to a temperature of 800 degree C for 2 h, and loaded both mechanically and thermally. The values of lambda and kappa are found to depend very significantly on the loading mode. The maximum differences observed compared to the unloaded samples are almost one order of magnitude for lambda and as much as three orders of magnitude for kappa. In contrast, the values of delta are found to increase by only about 40% compared to the basic unloaded material. It is proposed that the observed large differences in lambda and kappa are due to the formation of cracks and the increase of total pore volume, which were shown by visual analysis and mercury porosimetry.
Thermal and hygric properties of Portland cement mortar after high-temperature exposure combined with compressive stress
Thermal conductivity lambda, water vapor permeability delta, and liquid moisture diffusivity kappa of cement mortar are measured on specimens subjected to four types of pretreatment, namely, unloaded, mechanically loaded to 90% of compressive strength, thermally loaded by subjecting to a temperature of 800 degree C for 2 h, and loaded both mechanically and thermally. The values of lambda and kappa are found to depend very significantly on the loading mode. The maximum differences observed compared to the unloaded samples are almost one order of magnitude for lambda and as much as three orders of magnitude for kappa. In contrast, the values of delta are found to increase by only about 40% compared to the basic unloaded material. It is proposed that the observed large differences in lambda and kappa are due to the formation of cracks and the increase of total pore volume, which were shown by visual analysis and mercury porosimetry.
Thermal and hygric properties of Portland cement mortar after high-temperature exposure combined with compressive stress
Cerny, R. (author) / Totova, M. (author) / Podebradska, J. (author) / Toman, J. (author) / Drchalova, J. (author) / Rovnanikova, P. (author)
Cement and Concrete Research ; 33 ; 1347-1355
2003
9 Seiten, 29 Quellen
Article (Journal)
English
British Library Online Contents | 2003
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