scholarly journals An Accelerated Test Method of Simultaneous Carbonation and Chloride Ion Ingress: Durability of Silica Fume Concrete in Severe Environments

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. Ghahari ◽  
A. M. Ramezanianpour ◽  
A. A. Ramezanianpour ◽  
M. Esmaeili
Keyword(s):  
Silica Fume ◽  
Saline Water ◽  
Chloride Ion ◽  
Total Porosity ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Surface Resistivity ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Accelerated Test ◽  
Tidal Zone ◽  
Porosity Analysis

The effects of simultaneous carbonation and chloride ion attack on mechanical characteristics and durability of concrete containing silica fume have been investigated through an accelerated test method. Specimens containing different amounts of silica fume were maintained in an apparatus in which carbon dioxide pressure and concentration and relative humidity were kept constant, and wetting and drying cycles in saline water were applied. Surface resistivity, sorptivity, CO2consumption, and carbonation and chloride ion ingress depths measurements were taken. Phase change due to carbonation and chloride ion attack was monitored by XRD analysis, and microstructures and interfacial transition zones were studied by implementing SEM as well as mercury intrusion porosimetry. It was expected to have a synergistic effect in the tidal zone where simultaneous carbonation and chloride ion attack happen. However, the observed reduced surface resistivity, compared to specimens maintained in CO2gas, could be due to the moisture that is available near the surface, hindering CO2from penetrating into the pores of the specimens. Moreover, the porosity analysis of the specimens showed that the sample containing silica fume cured in the tidal zone had 50.1% less total porosity than the plain cement paste cured in the same condition.

scholarly journals Carbonization Durability of Two Generations of Recycled Coarse Aggregate Concrete with Effect of Chloride Ion Corrosion

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 10544
Author(s):  
Chunhong Chen ◽  
Ronggui Liu ◽  
Pinghua Zhu ◽  
Hui Liu ◽  
Xinjie Wang
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Coarse Aggregate ◽  
Chloride Ion ◽  
Total Porosity ◽  
Recycled Concrete ◽  
Carbonation Depth ◽  
Aggregate Concrete ◽  
Recycled Coarse Aggregate ◽  
Carbonation Resistance ◽  
Two Generations

Carbonation durability is an important subject for recycled coarse aggregate concrete (RAC) applied to structural concrete. Extensive studies were carried out on the carbonation resistance of RAC under general environmental conditions, but limited researches investigated carbonation resistance when exposed to chloride ion corrosion, which is an essential aspect for reinforced concrete materials to be adopted in real-world applications. This paper presents a study on the carbonation durability of two generations of 100% RAC with the effect of chloride ion corrosion. The quality evolution of recycled concrete coarse aggregate (RCA) with the increasing recycling cycles was analyzed, and carbonation depth, compressive strength and the porosity of RAC were measured before and after chloride ion corrosion. The results show that the effect of chloride ion corrosion negatively affected the carbonation resistance of RAC, and the negative effect was more severe with the increasing recycling cycles of RCA. Chloride ion corrosion led to a decrease in compressive strength, while an increase in carbonation depth and the porosity of RAC. The equation of concrete total porosity and carbonation depth was established, which could effectively judge the deterioration of carbonation resistance of RAC.

Permeability of Lightweight Aggregate Concrete with Mineral Admixture

2013 ◽  
Vol 857 ◽  
pp. 105-109
Author(s):  
Xiu Hua Zheng ◽  
Shu Jie Song ◽  
Yong Quan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Pore Structure ◽  
Lightweight Concrete ◽  
Chloride Ion ◽  
Lightweight Aggregate ◽  
Total Porosity ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Mineral Admixture ◽  
Mineral Admixtures ◽  
Lightweight Aggregate Concrete ◽  
Aggregate Concrete

This paper presents an experimental study on the permeability and the pore structure of lightweight concrete with fly ash, zeolite powder, or silica fume, in comparison to that of normal weight aggregate concrete. The results showed that the mineral admixtures can improve the anti-permeability performance of lightweight aggregate concrete, and mixed with compound mineral admixtures further more. The resistance to chloride-ion permeability of light weight concrete was higher than that of At the same strength grade, the anti-permeability performance of lightweight aggregate concrete is better than that of normal weight aggregate concrete. The anti-permeability performance of LC40 was similar to that of C60. Mineral admixtures can obviously improve the pore structure of lightweight aggregate concrete, the total porosity reduced while the pore size decreased.

The Chloride Ion Penetration Model Coupled with Temperature and Moisture Transfer in Marine Environment

2012 ◽  
Vol 591-593 ◽  
pp. 2422-2427
Author(s):  
Juan Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Marine Environment ◽  
Moisture Transfer ◽  
Regional Climate ◽  
Chloride Ion ◽  
Chloride Penetration ◽  
Chloride Diffusion ◽  
Tidal Zone ◽  
Analog Simulation ◽  
Chloride Ion Penetration ◽  
Ion Penetration

Considering the complexity of the chloride ion penetration in concrete exposed to marine environment, an integrated chloride penetration model coupled with temperature and moisture transfer is proposed. The governing equations and parameters embody fully the cross-impacts among thermal conduction, moisture transfer and chloride ion penetration. Furthermore, the four exposure conditions are classified based on the different contact with the aggressive marine environment, and then the micro-climate condition on the concrete surface is investigated according to the regional climate characteristics, therefore, a comprehensive analog simulation to the chloride penetration process is proposed. To demonstrate that the proposed numerical model can correctly simulate the chloride diffusion in concrete, the integrated chloride diffusion model is applied in reproducing a real experiment, finally the model gives good agreement with the experimental profiles, and it is proved the tidal zone exposure results in a more severe attack on the reinforcement

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