Comment on “Laboratory Measurement and Analysis of the Deteriorated Layer Permeability Coefficient of Soil–Cement Deteriorated in a Saline Environment”

The derivation of a formula to compute the permeability coefficient in the commented paper assumes that the mass flow is homogeneous in a homogeneous layer of a specimen. This assumption is not correct when there is also, at least, one heterogeneous layer. Moreover, a mathematical lapse was found on one equation, that would prevent the right computation of the permeability coefficient, even if the assumption was correct. Although this does not invalidate the major conclusions of the study and has not an outstanding effect on the presented results, for the sake of rigor and sound background for future studies in this field, corrections to the published formulas and model are proposed.