Prediction of electromagnetic transmission properties using dielectric property modeling of foamed concrete containing BFS

In this paper, we propose a formula for modeling dielectric properties for evaluating the electromagnetic transmission of foamed concrete (FC) widely used as building materials. This includes the effective permittivity and loss tangent according to the foam content of FC mixes containing blast furnace slag (BFS), as well as the content of the BFS, by modifying the dielectric modeling formula for porous foam materials. The difference between the permittivity calculated using the proposed modeling formula and the actual measured permittivity ranges from 0.2% to 2.6%. The calculated result and the measured value are approximately the same. The transmission properties of FC were calculated using the calculated dielectric property values. FC samples containing BFS were fabricated using different foam and BFS content, and their transmission properties were measured, the results of which coincided well with the simulation results. Therefore, the accuracy of the proposed dielectric property modeling of FC containing BFS was verified.