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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2020
Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, CN;
QINGDAO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Qingdao, CN;
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for testing water absorption of concrete in a direction parallel with load applying direction are provided. The apparatus includes a loading device, a water filling device, and a monitoring device. The loading device includes an upper support plate and a lower support plate connected with the upper support plate via multiple threaded rods, and a space for placing a concrete specimen formed between the upper support plate and the lower support plate. The water filling device includes a water filling cylinder having a side connected with a water supply tank via an inlet pipe, and another side connected with a water storage tank via an outlet pipe. The monitoring device includes a mass sensor arranged under the water storage tank and a strain gauge for detecting change of stress of the concrete specimen.