Durability
The durability of concrete is traditionally a major issue in the research carried out in the Research Institute of the Cement Industry. The following are some of our key focal points:
- resistance to carbonation
- resistance to chloride ingress
- resistance to freeze-thaw and freeze-thaw with de-icing salts
- abrasion resistance
- sulphate resistance
- alkali-silica reaction
Testing of durability
Service |
Method |
Testing of freeze-thaw resistance |
DIN CEN/TS 12390-9 |
Chloride migration coefficient |
BAW-bulletin |
Chloride diffusion coefficient (profile grinding) |
DIN SPEC 1176 |
Carbonation depth |
DAfStb Heft 422 |
Testing of abrasion (grinding wheel according to Böhme) |
DIN 52108 |
Testing of resistance of mortars against sulfate attack and sea water |
Civieltechnisch Centrum |
Testing the resistance to penetration of concrete against water polluting substances ("FD and FDE-concrete") |
DAfStb-Rili BUmwS |
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