scholarly journals Investigation on Durability Performance in Early Aged High-Performance Concrete Containing GGBFS and FA

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seung-Yup Jang ◽  
Subbiah Karthick ◽  
Seung-Jun Kwon

The significance of concrete durability increases since RC (Reinforced Concrete) structures undergo degradation due to aggressive environmental conditions, which affects structural safety and serviceability. Steel corrosion is the major cause for the unexpected failure of RC structures. The main cause for the corrosion initiation is the ingress of chloride ions prevailing in the environment. Hence quantitative evaluation of chloride diffusion becomes very important to obtain a chloride diffusion coefficient and resistance to chloride ion intrusion. In the present investigation, 15 mix proportions with 3 water-to-binder ratios (0.37, 0.42, and 0.47) and 3 replacement ratios (0, 30, and 50%) were prepared for HPC (high-performance concrete) with fly-ash and ground granulated blast furnace slag. Chloride diffusion coefficient was measured under nonstationary condition. In order to evaluate the microstructure characteristics, porosity through MIP was also measured. The results of compressive strength, chloride diffusion, and porosity are compared with electrical charges. This paper deals with the results of the concrete samples exposed for only 2 months, but it is a part of the total test plan for 100 years. From the work, time-dependent diffusion coefficients in HPC and the key parameters for durability design are proposed.

2011 ◽  
Vol 261-263 ◽  
pp. 1210-1214
Author(s):  
Fu Xiang Jiang ◽  
Lei Xin ◽  
Tie Jun Zhao ◽  
Xiao Mei Wan

The total porosity of high performance concrete specimens after different level uniaxial tensile loading were measured to reflect the damage degree of mechanical load to the microstructure of the concrete. Meanwhile, considering the environmental characteristics of the ocean tidal zone, chloride penetration tests of the concrete were carried out with salt solution capillary absorption method. Based on the profile of chloride measured from specimens, chloride diffusion coefficients of the concrete under uniaxial tensile load with different levels are determined further by Fick’s second law. Results show that both of total porosity and chloride diffusion coefficient of the concrete are increased significantly after short-term tensile loading. And the evolutions of the porosity and chloride diffusion coefficient are similar with the development of micro-cracks under uniaxial tensile load.


2013 ◽  
Vol 721 ◽  
pp. 148-152
Author(s):  
Zheng Chen ◽  
Xi Bin Zhao ◽  
Yan Hua Yuan ◽  
Zhong Hua Wang ◽  
Lu Feng Yang ◽  
...  

The chloride diffusion coefficient of concrete is time dependent. The high performance concrete (HPC) was prepared and the specimens were tested by ASTM C1202 and the durability of HPC in long period is analyzed with the time dependency of diffusion in this paper. The results show that the chloride diffusion coefficients of the HPC with only fly ash are large than those of the HPC with multi-admixtures, but the attenuation of the chloride diffusion coefficients of the formers are faster than the latters. The analysis results show that the chloride concentrations in concrete is over estimated when time-dependence of chloride diffusion is not considered, and the durability of concrete in long period is determined by both chloride diffusion coefficient and age factor.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 2851
Author(s):  
Huanqiang Liu ◽  
Linhua Jiang

The durability of the concrete in underground and marine engineering is affected by the underground and ocean environment. Chloride diffusion coefficient under hydrostatic pressure is a key parameter of concrete durability design under corresponding conditions. Therefore, this paper studies the diffusion behavior of chloride in different diffusion source solutions by experiment and simulation. Based on the experimental results, this paper proposes a new chloride diffusion model under the coupling effect of diffusion and convection. The interaction of ions and compounds in the diffusion source solutions, concrete pore fluid, and concrete material are considered in the new chloride diffusion model. The experimental results show that chloride diffusion rate is significantly affected by hydrostatic pressure, which increases with the increase of hydrostatic pressure. The chloride diffusion coefficient shows a certain difference in difference diffusion source solutions. The chloride diffusion coefficient in divalent cationic diffusion source solutions is the largest, the chloride diffusion coefficient in the divalent and monovalent cationic compound ones is in the middle, and the chloride diffusion coefficient in the monovalent cationic ones is the smallest. There is a linear relationship between the chloride diffusion coefficient and the hydrostatic pressure whether in single or combined cationic diffusion source solutions.


2013 ◽  
Vol 842 ◽  
pp. 151-155
Author(s):  
Yi Wang ◽  
Wo Cheng Hang ◽  
Lu Feng Yang ◽  
Zheng Chen

This paper aims to analyze accelerated chloride diffusion in high performance concrete (HPC) blended with mineral admixture by using boundary element method (BEM). Rapid chloride permeability test (RCPT) was employed and executed. The experiment proves that the highest resistance to chloride permeability can be acquired in the quaternary-blended concretes (ordinary portland cement + fly ash + blast furnace slag + silica fume). A chloride diffusion BEM model was established according to the diffusion coefficient calculated from the charge passed. The numerical solutions agree with experiments well. It can be inferred that the acceleration degree of RCPT is not the same in different mix proportion. Besides, the results also suggest that the low chloride permeability of the concretes with mineral admixtures may be attributed to the lower diffusion coefficient and the lower surface chloride concentration.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 5717
Author(s):  
Xiaokang Cheng ◽  
Jianxin Peng ◽  
C.S. Cai ◽  
Jianren Zhang

The existence of axial and lateral compressive stress affect the diffusion of chloride ions in concrete will lead to the performance degradation of concrete structure. This paper experimentally studied the chloride diffusivity properties of uniaxial and biaxial sustained compressive stress under one-dimensional chloride solution erosion. The influence of different sustained compressive stress states on chloride ion diffusivity is evaluated by testing chloride concentration in concrete. The experiment results show that the existence of sustained compressive stress does not always inhibit the diffusion of chloride ions in concrete, and the numerical value of sustained compressive stress level can affect the diffusion law of chloride ions in concrete. It is found that the chloride concentration decreases most when the lateral compressive stress level is close to 0.15 times the compressive strength of concrete. In addition, the sustained compressive stress has a significant effect on chloride ion diffusion of concrete with high water/cement ratio. Then, the chloride diffusion coefficient model under uniaxial and biaxial sustained compressive stress is established based on the apparent chloride diffusion coefficient. Finally, the results demonstrate that the chloride diffusion coefficient model is reasonable and feasible by comparing the experimental data in the opening literature with the calculated values from the developed model.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 2972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taegyu Lee ◽  
Jaehyun Lee

The mixing proportions of concrete were examined with regard to the durability performance and early strength in coastal areas. Research was conducted to improve the C24 mix (characteristic strength of 24 MPa). C35 concrete (characteristic strength of 35 MPa) was selected as a comparison group, as it exhibits the minimum proposed strength criterion for concrete in the marine environment. To secure the early strength of the C24 concrete, 50% of the total ordinary Portland cement (OPC) binder was replaced with early Portland cement (EPC); and to provide durability, 20% was substituted with ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS). In addition, a polycarboxylate (PC)-based superplasticizer was used to reduce the unit water content. The compressive strength, chloride ion diffusion coefficient, chloride penetration depth, and pore structure were evaluated. After one day, the compressive strength improved by 40% when using EPC and GGBS, and an average increase of 20% was observed over 91 days. EPC and GGBS also reduced the overall porosity, which may increase the watertightness of concrete. The salt resistance performance was improved because the rapid early development of strength increased the watertightness of the surface and immobilization of chloride ions, decreasing the chloride diffusion coefficient by 50%.


2015 ◽  
Vol 744-746 ◽  
pp. 169-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiao Yang ◽  
Xiao E Zhu

The compressive strengths of the concrete cubes added fly ash were increased 53.2%, the density was almost unchanged, but the water absorption was decreased 30%. The concrete permeability coefficient and chloride diffusion coefficient added fly ash were lower than the common concrete at all ages. The concrete specimens corrosion potential added fly ash were higher than-300mV, while common concrete almost were lower than-500mV. Corrosion probability was small and there was no crack and corrosion pot on the surface of the specimens until 82 times cycles in wet-dry chlorides solution. Fly ash in concrete has obvious act for improving concrete behavior in protecting the embedded steel in corrosion.


2016 ◽  
Vol 711 ◽  
pp. 137-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Dobias ◽  
Radka Pernicova ◽  
Tomas Mandlik

Properties of water transport and depth of chloride penetration into the Ultra High Performance Concrete (hereafter as UHPC) with mild steel fibres are presented in this paper. The main aim of this experimental part of work is to obtain sufficiently accurate input data for the evaluation of long-term durability of architectural concrete which are connected with water transport and its accompanying effects such as biological degradation or chloride transport. The article also presents the one dimensional chloride diffusion into UHPC which can be potentially dangerous particularly for durability of reinforced concrete structures. For the simulation of aggressive environments the concrete samples were exposed to chloride solution for one year. Measured data were examined in relation to the depth of penetration of chloride ions into the UHPC structure. Comparative measurements with normal strength concrete (hereafter as NSC) are done as well. An about five-time lower value of moisture absorption of UHPC compared to the NSC was observed and further the curve of chloride penetration into the structure is significantly steeper for UHPC samples.


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