Characterization of pervious concrete through image based micromechanical modeling

• Published in: Construction & building materials Vol. 114; pp. 547 - 555
• Main Authors: Akand, Lutfur, Yang, Mijia, Gao, Zhili
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2016; Elsevier B.V
• Subjects: Analysis; Building materials; Concrete; Mechanical properties; Micromechanical modeling; Permeability; Pervious concrete; Pore distribution; Service life; Stiffness; Strength; Strength of materials; United States; Pore distribution; Stiffness; Permeability; Pervious concrete; Strength; Micromechanical modeling

•Microstructure of pervious concrete is analyzed through image analysis.•Dependence and distribution of pore sizes, positions have been characterized.•Existence of representative volumetric elements is discussed.•Validation of the imaged based micromechanical analysis has been proved. Pervious concr...