MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING AND MOISTURE-CONTENT PROFILES OF DRYING CONCRETE

Authors
BEYEA SD BALCOM BJ BREMNER TW PRADO PJ GREEN DP ARMSTRONG RL GRATTANBELLEW PE
Citation
Sd. Beyea et al., MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING AND MOISTURE-CONTENT PROFILES OF DRYING CONCRETE, Cement and concrete research, 28(3), 1998, pp. 453-463
Citations number
41
Categorie Soggetti
Construcion & Building Technology","Material Science
Journal title
Cement and concrete research → ACNP
ISSN journal
00088846
Volume
28
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
453 - 463
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-8846(1998)28:3<453:MAMPOD>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
The spatial distribution of moisture in concrete, along with the role this moisture plays in various modes of deterioration, is of fundament al importance to the understanding of concrete behaviour. In this pape r a new magnetic resonance imaging technique is utilized for the first time to obtain drying profiles of concrete with sub-millimetre resolu tion. This technique permits observation of the drying mechanisms, as well as the effects of water-cement ratio and moist curing time on dry ing behaviour. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd.