Title:
Tech Spotlight: Using Resistivity to Assess Concrete Durability
Author(s):
Aram Kalousdian
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
47
Issue:
11
Appears on pages(s):
68-69
Keywords:
DOI:
10.14359/51749282
Date:
11/1/2025
Abstract:
Resistivity can be implemented in quality assurance and quality control operations to assess concrete durability. This article describes a U.S. Department of Transportation Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program project Callentis Consulting Group and Penn State University collaborated on to develop a practical device for measuring pore solution resistivity (PSR) and mixture resistivity and to provide direct calculation of formation factor (FF).