New paradigm in the metrology of concrete surface morphology: Methods, parameters and applications.

This article provides a new paradigm of concrete surface morphology and discusses the fundamental definitions of concrete surface metrology. The basic phenomena of the morphology of concrete are discussed. It also presents a synthetic description of widespread metrological methods used for characterizing the morphology of concrete surfaces. The critical analysis lists the advantages and weaknesses of the described methods. The classification and definitions of parameters useful for describing the morphology of surfaces is also presented. This classification particularly includes three-dimensional parameters (height, spatial, hybrid parameters, functions and related parameters, as well as miscellaneous parameters), which are also discussed in the context of concrete surfaces. The application of surface morphology methods in concrete has been widely investigated over the past decades. For this purpose, the selected examples of applications of the discussed methods and parameters for the measurement of the morphology of concrete surfaces are also specified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]