Abstract
Previous studies reported that finishing materials improve durability of concrete, however the mechanism was not clarified. There is a correlation between the water properties of concrete and the durability. So, in former report, the author investigated the moisture contents in concrete by using electrode method and reported the effect of finishing materials on the water transfer properties of concrete in drying and wetting process. In this report, we investigated the water properties of concrete with finishing materials exposed to drying in long period, seventeen month. In addition, the author investigated seventeen month drying shrinkage strain of concrete with finishing materials which would be correlated with water properties.
