Research Article

Effects of Water Immersion on the Adhesion between Adhesive Layer and Concrete Block

Table 1

Material properties used in the simulations.

MaterialsDiffusivity coefficient (mm2/s)Equilibrium moisture content (%)Hygroscopic expansion coefficient (H2O%)a

Adhesive63 × 10−93.083.24 × 10−3
Concrete1.7 × 10−57.105 × 10−3

aThe value of the hygroscopic expansion coefficient was referred to Ref. [32].