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Measurement of skeletal density and porosity of construction materials using a new proposed vacuum pycnometer

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? 2022 Elsevier LtdThe porosity of construction materials has a direct impact on some of their properties such as sound absorption, heat transfer, and strength. Several traditional procedures have been developed to measure the porosity, however, their applications can be limited because of the low accuracy and measurement complexity among other drawbacks. This study evaluated an in-house constructed vacuum pycnometer that functions based on the ideal gas law. Its performance for determining skeletal density and porosity of a number of construction materials in the forms of powder and solid was evaluated against a commercial gas pycnometer, Archimedes’ method, CT scanning, and mercury intrusion (MIP) test. Compared with the commercial gas pycnometer using He, the maximum difference was less than 4% for powder materials and less than 6% for solid materials. The test results highlight the potentials of the proposed vacuum pycnometer for measuring the skeletal density and porosity of construction materials.

Foamed materialPorosityPycnometerSkeletal densitySkeletal volume

Park S.、Kang M.-C.、Oinam Y.、Pyo S.、Amoozegar A.

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Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)

Department of Crop and Soil Sciences North Carolina State University

2022

Measurement

Measurement

SCI
ISSN:0263-2241
年,卷(期):2022.196
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