Measurement of Water Transport from Saturated Pumice Aggregates to Hardening Cement Paste

Published

August 6, 2003

Author(s)

Pietro Lura, Dale P. Bentz, D Lange, K Kovler, A Bentur, K Van Breugel

Abstract

In this study about internal curing of High Performance Concrete, X-ray absorption showed that considerable transport of water from saturated lightweight aggregates (pumice) to hydrating cement pastes (w/c ratio 0.3) took place in the first days after casting and covered a distance of at least 4 mm. As a consequence, the amount of water released by the lightweight aggregates, rather than the spatial distribution of the aggregates, is in this case the crucial factor to avoid early-age self-desiccation shrinkage.

Proceedings Title

Advances in Cement and Concrete IX: Volume Changes, Cracking, and Durability

Conference Dates

August 10-14, 2003

Conference Location

Undefined

Conference Title

Proceedings of the Engineering Conferences International

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

building technology, concrete, curing, hydration, water transport, x-ray absorption

Citation

Lura, P. , Bentz, D. , Lange, D. , Kovler, K. , Bentur, A. and Van Breugel, K. (2003), Measurement of Water Transport from Saturated Pumice Aggregates to Hardening Cement Paste, Advances in Cement and Concrete IX: Volume Changes, Cracking, and Durability, Undefined, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=860750 (Accessed October 20, 2025)