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Water permeability of fly ash concretes

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The water permeability of two series of concretes made with one type of fly ash and two types of Portland cement (OPC and SRPC) was tested by the method prescribed by DIN 1048. It is concluded that the cementing efficiency factor of the fly ash with respect to water permeability is approximately 0.3, independent of type of cement and curing time (28 days and 56 days). In practical terms this means that 1 kg of cement would have to be replaced by approximately 3 kg of fly ash in order to maintain the same watertightness of the hardened fly ash concretes. Thus, addition of fly ash is not likely to improve the watertightness of concrete.

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On a essayé par la méthode DIN 1048 la perméabilité à l’eau de deux séries de bétons fabriqués avec un type de cendres volantes et deux types de ciment Portland (OPC et SRPC). On en a conclu que le coefficient d’activité des cendres volantes en rapport avec la perméabilité à l’eau est environ de 0,3, quels que soient le type de ciment et le temps de conservation (28 et 56 jours). Ceci signifie qu’il conviendrait de remplacer 1 kg de ciment par environ 3 kg de cendres volantes afin de maintenir une étanchéité constante des bétons aux cendres volantes durcis. L’addition de cendres volantes n’améliore donc pas sensiblement l’étanchéité à l’eau du béton.

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Hedegaard, S.E., Hansen, T.C. Water permeability of fly ash concretes. Materials and Structures 25, 381–387 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02472253

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