The service life of reinforced concrete (RC) structures is directly influenced by the transport properties of concrete. These transport properties are adversely affected by the presence of cracks. Therefore, for accurate service life estimation of RC structures the effect of cracks on mass transport needs to be understood and quantified. To quantify the effect of cracks, different measurement methods have been developed. In this paper, we compare different mass transport measurement methods for quantifying the effect of damage, and investigate which method is more sensitive and provides the most information on the effect of damage.

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transport properties of concrete accurate service life estimation of rc structures service life of reinforced concrete rc structures damage cracks mass transport measurement methods

Farnam Ghasemzadeh, Reza Rashetnia, Danny Smyl, Mohammad Pour-Ghaz,.A comparison of methods to evaluate mass transport in damaged mortar. 70 (0),119-129.

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Farnam Ghasemzadeh, Reza Rashetnia, Danny Smyl, Mohammad Pour-Ghaz,"A comparison of methods to evaluate mass transport in damaged mortar"