Electrical test methods for predicting concrete penetrability have been widely accepted for use in assessing quality and durability of concrete; however, these methods are indirect and have not been related to concrete water permeability. This research compares three standardized electrical test methods, AASHTO T 358, AASHTO TP 119, and ASTM C1202, to physical water permeability. As no consensus standardized water permeability test method is available, a uniaxial, steady-flow permeameter test that has generally been used within the research community was employed for this research. The results demonstrate that the electrical test methods investigated for predicting concrete penetrability are not appropriate for all concrete mixtures. Materials with electrically conductive components in pore solution or bulk matrix perform poorly in electrical testing such as surface or bulk resistivity, or chloride ion penetrability testing, although physical water permeability indicates comparable performance to traditional supplementary cementitious materials.

预测混凝土渗透性的电气测试方法已被广泛用于评估混凝土的质量和耐久性。但是，这些方法是间接的，与混凝土的透水性无关。这项研究将三种标准化的电气测试方法AASHTO T 358，AASHTO TP 119和ASTM C1202与物理透水性进行了比较。由于尚无一致的标准化水渗透性测试方法，因此本研究采用了在研究领域中普遍使用的单轴，稳定流量渗透仪测试。结果表明，用于预测混凝土渗透性的电气测试方法不适用于所有混凝土混合物。