Experimental Research on Dehydration Process and Strength of Concrete Influenced by Drying Temperature and Concrete Size

Table 2

Drying results of different sizes of concrete specimens.

Drying temperature/°C	Cube size (mm)	Drying time (h)	Total water loss (g)	Water loss ratio (%)	Maximum drying rate/(kg/(h·m^2))
60	70.7	228	31.00	3.63	0.0556
	100	397	90.67	3.75	0.0722
	150	745	308.77	3.82	0.0642
80	70.7	120	35.33	4.15	0.0901
	100	228	108.67	4.28	0.0944
	150	433	359.33	4.36	0.1062
105	70.7	60	37.67	4.37	0.1223
	100	84	110.33	4.53	0.1306
	150	145	384.50	4.75	0.1272
120	70.7	48	42.67	5.04	0.2001
	100	79	131.67	5.45	0.2111
	150	120	438.67	5.36	0.2049
150	70.7	37	46.33	5.51	0.3445
	100	48	141.00	5.87	0.3944
	150	79	460.67	5.65	0.3944