Completion Inspection Method to Check Impermeability of Cover Concrete—Recommendations in Switzerland—

Abstract

In Switzerland, the recommendations were published in order to check the impermeability of the cover concrete on the structure by means of permeability tests (e.g. air permeability measurements). Since this completion inspection can directly check the actual quality of the cover concrete, it is expected to contribute the certification and improvement of the durability of concrete structures and innovation in the concrete engineering. Here, the outline of the draft of guideline will be introduced.