Authors : Majid Dashtibadfarid , Mansour Afrasiabi
Abstract –One of the important debates for designing concrete reservoirs of drinking water is making a concrete with low permeability that has attracted the attention of researchers to determine materials and their ratio to achieve this goal. The ratio of water-to-cement due to its impact on strength, durability, and permeability of concrete is one of the key design discussions. In this study, by analyzing the experimental results provided by other researchers in terms of durability, strength, and permeability in concrete, the optimum water-to-cement ratio is presented to design concrete reservoirs of drinking water. The water-to-cement ratio due to its impact on strength, durability, and permeability of concrete is one of the key design discussions. The fundamental question is what should be the best water-to-cement ratio to design low permeability concrete reservoirs for drinking water.
