Drying of saturated cement paste and concrete: ultrasonic, gravimetric and strain measurements

This dataset contains data collcted during an experiment on drying of cement paste and concrete. A short description of the dataset is given below. Further details are given in the dataset itself. This data has been generated within the framework of the DFG Research Unit Concrete Damage Assessment by Coda Waves (CoDA). For further details on the Research Unit, and related datasets we refer to the description of the community. Before downloading the data, please read the technical information provided below. Research ObjectiveThe experiment was created to investigate the following research questions:1. Derivation of parameters of ultrasonic wave attenuation in cement paste and concrete.2. Investigation of the sensitivity of ultrasonic signals evaluated by coda wave interferometry with respect to internal moisture changes. Special focus on internal, spatial moisture gradients. Part of this data was used for preparation of results published in the following article:Saenger, E. H., Balcewicz, M., Vu, G., Jägle, E., Timothy, J.J., & Finger, C. (2026). A numerical approach to determine the intrinsic attenuation of concrete. Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering.