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July 19, 2021
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On the Tortuosity-Connectivity of Cement-Based Porous Materials

Publicated to: Applied Sciences-Basel. 11 (13): 5812- - 2021-07-01 11(13), DOI: 10.3390/app11135812

Authors:

Fenaux, Michiel; Reyes, Encarnacion; Galvez, Jaime C; Moragues, Amparo; Bernal, Jesus
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Univ Politecn Madrid, Escuela Ingn Caminos Canales & Puertos, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author

Abstract

In this work, the transport equations of ionic species in concrete are studied. First, the equations at the porescale are considered, which are then averaged over a representative elementary volume. The so obtained transport equations at the macroscopic scale are thoroughly examined and each term is interpreted. Furthermore, it is shown that the tortuosity-connectivity does not slow the average speed of the ionic species down. The transport equations in the representative elementary volume are then compared with the equations obtained in an equivalent pore. Lastly, comparing Darcy's law and the Hagen-Poiseuille equation in a cylindrical equivalent pore, the tortuosity-connectivity parameter is obtained for four different concretes. The proposed model provides very good results when compared with the experimentally obtained chloride profiles for two additional concretes.
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Keywords

AveragingBehaviorBindingChloride diffusion-coefficientsConcreteCorrosionCover crackingEquivalent poreIon transportIonsMediaMicroscale-macroscaleReinforced-concreteTortuosityTransport

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Applied Sciences-Basel due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2021, it was in position 39/92, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Engineering, Multidisciplinary. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Engineering (Miscellaneous).

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-24:

  • WoS: 1
  • Scopus: 1
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-24:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 7 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
    • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/85564/

    As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

    • Views: 122
    • Downloads: 93
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    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Fenaux, M) and Last Author (BERNAL BERMUDEZ, JESUS).

    the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been GALVEZ RUIZ, JAIME CARLOS.

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    Awards linked to the item

    This research was funded by Spanish Ministry of Economy and and Competitiveness of Spain by means of the Research Projects PID2019-108978RB-C31 and RTI2018-100962-B-100.
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