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Determination of the Apparent Gas Permeability in a Macrocracked Concrete

Univ Gustave Eiffel, French Institute Of Science And Technology For Transport, Development And Networks (IFSTTAR), F-77447 Marne-la-Vallée, France

Received: 2020-06-02 Revised: 2020-09-21 Accepted: 2020-11-09 Available online: 2021-03-31

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Abstract

This paper reports on analysis of an experimental study that aimed to determine the apparent gas permeability in cracked concrete. There is a lack of research on this topic in the international literature, due to the difficulty of performing reliable experimental testing for gas permeability. The principal interest of this work is to present new and reliable experimental results. Analytical functions between the evolution of the apparent crack permeability and the apparent crack opening are also proposed. These functions appear to be relevant in consideration of Poiseuille theory.

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