Structural Concrete, Vol. 10, no. 1, March 2009
Permeability of OPC-FA-SF self-compacting concrete
H. Y. Leung, Hong Kong College of Technology, Hong Kong
A. Nadeem, Hong Kong College of Technology, Hong Kong
G. K. W. Tse, Hong Kong College of Technology, Hong Kong
This paper examines the water permeability and chloride penetrability of self-compacting concrete with fly ash and silica fume as admixtures. The influence of 28-day concrete strength on concrete permeability is also investigated. It was found that addition of fly ash and silica fume was effective in reducing the concrete permeability. Most self-compacting concrete specimens showed low to very low water permeability and chloride penetrability. Test results also indicated that the 28-day concrete strength should not be used as an indicator for concrete permeability.
