Specification and site control of the permeability of the

cover concrete: the Swiss approach

1
EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
2
TFB, Wildegg, Switzerland
3
4
SUPSI, Lugano, Switzerland
5
HGRS, Holderbank, Switzerland
roberto.torrent@holcim.com torrent.concrete@gmail.com
 Vacuum Pump

Valve 1 Valve 2
Touchscreen
Computer

Pi
Pe

Pressure
Regulator
(Pe=Pi)

2-Chamber
Cell i : Inner Chamber
e : External Chamber
Soft Rings i e

Concrete
Exposure EN 206 Classes kTs (10-16 m2)

4.1 Grouping

4.2 Test Areas

4.3 Measurement Points

Age of Concrete

Temperature of Concrete:

Moisture Conditions of Concrete:

6.1 Conformity Rules

100
90 Condition1
80 Condition 2

70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Percentage of Concrete with kT>kTs in Test Area
 Mean Penetration (mm)
500-d. Carbonation (mm)
Cl- Penetration (Coulombs)
 Test Lab kTgm SD
Area (10-16 log kT
1 0.25 0.58
1 2 0.13 0.68
3 0.12 0.32
4 0.22 0.42
5 0.17 0.61
1 0.16 0.45
2 2 0.10 0.32
3 0.19 0.32
4 0.20 0.30
5 0.17 0.33

100
Young Concrete
Aged Concrete
10 Young Mortar
Specimens Tunnel
Site Tunnel
1 Y=X

0.1

0.01

0.001
0.5 2.0
0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100
-16
kT PT

PT
 ACI SP-192

ACI SP 212

15th ibausil

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