Research Article
Crystalline Coating and Its Influence on the Water Transport in Concrete
Table 1
Evolution of moisture content in time.
| | Type of specimen | Exposure | Number | Weight moisture of concrete (%) | | 28 days | 45 days | 90 days | 125 days | 132 days |
| | C20/25 without coating | Wet | 1 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | | 2 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 8.3 | | 3 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 7.5 |
| | C20/25 with coating | Wet | 1 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | | 2 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | | 3 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.1 |
| | C20/25 without coating | Dry | 1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 | | 2 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | | 3 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
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