Drying, mortar; water sorption curves, moisture diffusivity; X-ray micro tomography.
Abstract :
[en] This work reports the results of experimental study concerning convective drying of cement mortar and the influence of water-to cement ratios (W/C) used for the preparation of mortar, on moisture changes. The first experimental campaign was a convective dryer; in the purpose to obtain the drying curves of mortar and the influence of water to cement ratios (W/C) on drying kinetics. A second experimental campaign aims to characterize from textural and hydric point of view, the materials, by mean of DVS (dynamic vapor sorption) In order to obtain sorption cycles and identify the moisture diffusivity coefficient of mortar. The pore size distribution is obtained from sorption cycles and completed by MIP. The contribution of each components of the microstructure to the diffusion is studied. Finally X-ray microtomography is used to measuring the moisture content in the internal structure of mortars during drying.
