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Main Title Measurement of the Surface Permeability of Basement Concretes.
Author Scott, A. ;
CORP Author Scott (Arthur) and Associates, Mississauga (Ontario). ;Cohen (S.) and Associates, Inc., McLean, VA.;Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Air and Energy Engineering Research Lab.
Publisher Sep 93
Year Published 1993
Report Number EPA-68-DO-0097; EPA/600/R-93/169;
Stock Number PB93-232114
Additional Subjects Radon ; Concretes ; Permeability ; Houses ; Sealing ; Surface properties ; Air ; Bubbles ; Basements ;
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NTIS  PB93-232114 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 47p
Abstract
The performance of seals between concrete sections is determined by the surface permeability of the concrete. A portable surface permeameter suitable for field use was developed, tested and used to make surface permeability measurements on concrete in new houses. The operating principle is based on measurement of the air-flow induced by a pressure difference across a temporary test seal applied to a surface. As seal performance depends on surface permeability, sealing will be a practical passive radon-exclusion measure only if there are low-cost surface preparation methods, and only if sealing details and procedures can produce high resistance seals even in the presence of surface defects.