Lattice Boltzmann simulations of the permeability and capillary adsorption of cement model microstructures

M. Zalzale, P. J. McDonald*

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Abstract

The lattice Boltzmann method is used to investigate the permeability of microstructures of cement pastes generated using the numerical models CEMHYD3D (Bentz, 1997) and μIC (Bishnoi and Scrivener, 2009). Results are reported as a function of paste water-to-cement ratio and degree of hydration. The permeability decreases with increasing hydration and decreasing water-to-cement ratio in agreement with experiment. However the permeability is larger than the experimental data recorded using beam bending methods (Vichit-Vadakan and Scherer, 2002). Notwithstanding, the lattice Boltzmann results compare favourably with alternate numerical methods of permeability calculation for cement model microstructures. In addition, we show early results for the liquid/vapour capillary adsorption and desorption isotherms in the same model μIC structures. The broad features of the experimental capillary porosity isotherm are reproduced, although further work is required to adequately parameterise the model.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1601-1610
Number of pages10
JournalCement and Concrete Research
Volume42
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2012

Keywords

  • Adsorption (C)
  • Lattice Boltzmann
  • Modeling (E)
  • Permeability (C)
  • Transport properties (C)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Building and Construction
  • Materials Science(all)

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