Abstract
Air permeability plays as a vital durability index to evaluate the quality of the reinforced concrete structure including precast concrete box culvert. In the present study, the air permeability of a precast concrete box culvert applying a typical steam curing condition was monitored to evaluate the cover concrete quality. The Torrent air permeability test was employed to measure coefficient of air permeability kT for the box culvert specimen produced using steam curing, Portland cement, water-to-binder ratio of 0.485 over a period of one year. The obtained results showed the changes in kT on the tested surfaces up to the age of one year. Additionally, it also suggested the influence of segregation and sealing condition during applying steam curing on measured kT values.
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This study was supported by the All Japan Box-Culvert Association. The authors are grateful to Mr. Hideaki Karasawa, Mr. Yuji Tadokoro and other members of the association for assisting with the specimen preparation in experiments.
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Nguyen, M.H., Nakarai, K., Kajita, S. (2020). Air Permeability of Precast Concrete Box Culvert Applying Steam Curing Condition. In: Reddy, J., Wang, C., Luong, V., Le, A. (eds) ICSCEA 2019. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 80. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5144-4_37
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