Study on Chloride Diffusion Parameters of Concrete Based on the Field Investigation of Harbor Engineering in South China

2015 ◽  
Vol 744-746 ◽  
pp. 1199-1206
Author(s):  
Zhi Hong Fan ◽  
Da Gen Su ◽  
Sheng Nian Wang
Keyword(s):  
South China ◽  
Chloride Concentration ◽  
Surface Concentration ◽  
Field Investigation ◽  
Chloride Diffusion ◽  
Solid Core ◽  
Electrochemical Testing ◽  
Diffusion Parameters ◽  
Fluctuation Range ◽  
Marine Concrete

Based on the durability investigation on marine concrete structures in South China, the surface chloride concentration and the critical chloride concentration inducing reinforcement corrosion were researched. The surface concentration under the marine environment in South China was analyzed by solid core tests on the harbors with different service ages, and the fluctuation range of surface concentration ranges from 0.2% to 1.1%. Through electrochemical testing and appearance investigation, the value of the critical chloride concentration in concrete components is studied, which is in the range of 0.0518% to 0.0824% by mass of concrete.

scholarly journals Experimental Study on Effective Chloride Diffusion Coefficient of Cement Mortar by Different Electrical Accelerated Measurements

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 240
Author(s):  
Jianlan Chen ◽  
Jiandong Wang ◽  
Rui He ◽  
Huaizhu Shu ◽  
Chuanqing Fu
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Coefficient ◽  
Cement Mortar ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Chloride Concentration ◽  
Chloride Diffusion ◽  
Chloride Diffusion Coefficient ◽  
Cement Ratio ◽  
Water To Cement Ratio ◽  
Good Consistency ◽  
Determination Methods

This study investigated the effective chloride diffusion coefficient of cement mortar with different water-to-cement ratio (w/c) under electrical accelerated migration measurement. The cumulative chloride concentration in anode cell solution and the cumulative chloride concentration drop in the cathode cell solution was measured by RCT measurement and the results were further used to calculate the chloride diffusion coefficient by Nordtest Build 355 method and Truc method. The influence of w/c on cement mortar’s chloride coefficient was investigated and the chloride diffusion coefficient under different determination methods were compared with other researchers’ work, a good consistency between this work’s results and literatures’ results was obtained. The results indicated that the increased w/c of cement mortar samples will have a higher chloride diffusion coefficient. The cumulative chloride concentration drop in the cathode cell solution will have deviation in early stage measurement (before 60 h) which will result in overestimation of the effective chloride diffusion coefficient.

scholarly journals Numerical Simulation of Non-Uniformly Distributed Corrosion in Reinforced Concrete Cross-Section

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 3975
Author(s):  
Magdalena German ◽  
Jerzy Pamin
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Chloride Transport ◽  
Chloride Concentration ◽  
Corrosion Current ◽  
Chloride Diffusion ◽  
Chloride Diffusion Coefficient ◽  
Initiation Phase ◽  
Chloride Corrosion ◽  
Cover Thickness

Reinforced concrete structures can be strongly damaged by chloride corrosion of reinforcement. Rust accumulated around rebars involves a volumetric expansion, causing cracking of the surrounding concrete. To simulate the corrosion progress, the initiation phase of the corrosion process is first examined, taking into account the phenomena of oxygen and chloride transport as well as the corrosion current flow. This makes it possible to estimate the mass of produced rust, whereby a corrosion level is defined. A combination of three numerical methods is used to solve the coupled problem. The example object of the research is a beam cross-section with four reinforcement bars. The proposed methodology allows one to predict evolving chloride concentration and time to reinforcement depassivation, depending on the reinforcement position and on the location of a point on the bar surface. Moreover, the dependence of the corrosion initiation time on the chloride diffusion coefficient, chloride threshold, and reinforcement cover thickness is examined.

scholarly journals Experimental and Simulation Study on Diffusion Behavior of Chloride Ion in Cracking Concrete and Reinforcement Corrosion

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongchun Cheng ◽  
Yuwei Zhang ◽  
Chunli Wu ◽  
Yubo Jiao
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Prediction Models ◽  
Chloride Concentration ◽  
Chloride Ion ◽  
Corrosion Current ◽  
Chloride Diffusion ◽  
Finite Element Models ◽  
Rc Structures ◽  
Cracked Concrete ◽  
Chloride Migration

A chloride ion is a key factor affecting durability of reinforced concrete (RC) structures. In order to investigate chloride migration in cracked concrete, considering the mesoscopic heterogeneity of concrete, concrete modeled here is treated as a four-phase composite consisting aggregate, mortar, crack, and interfacial transition zone (ITZ). In this paper, two-dimensional finite element models of cracked concrete with different crack widths and crack quantity are established and the control parameters are determined based on the nonsteady-state chloride migration (NSSCM) test. In addition, based on the concrete finite element models, influences of crack width, crack quantity, and erosion time on chloride migration behaviors and characteristics are studied. Furthermore, a prediction model of chloride concentration on the simulated surface of a rebar in concrete influenced by different crack states is established. This model is used to derive the corrosion current density and corrosion depth prediction models of a rebar in this paper, which can be used by engineers to estimate the migration behaviors of chloride and rebar corrosion degree in RC structures in a short time and evaluate the duration of RC structures after knowing the status of cracks and chloride diffusion sources.

scholarly journals EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF ACCELERATED CHLORIDE TRANSPORT IN CONCRETE

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 139-144
Author(s):  
Vojtěch Zacharda ◽  
Jiří Němeček
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Sodium Chloride ◽  
Portland Cement ◽  
Chloride Transport ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Chloride Concentration ◽  
Surface Concentration ◽  
Extraction Process ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Structures ◽  
Free Sample

This contribution deals with the efficiency of electromigration of chlorides used as a repair method for reinforced concrete structures. Experimental studies of accelerated chloride transport tests were performed on samples of concrete without chlorides and with admixed sodium chloride during concreting. Two concrete types from Portland cement characterized with normal and low compressive strengths were studied. The electromigration was applied to penetrate chlorides into the chloride-free sample and for extraction of chlorides from the sample. The effectiveness of the chloride extraction process for rehabilitation of reinforced concrete in terms of lowering the chloride concentration in different concrete types and surface concentration was observed. Electrical extraction was found to be effective for lowering of initial chloride concentration by 15-20% after 24 hours. The decrease in surface concentrations was found in the range of 40-50%. The extraction process was found to be feasible and effective for both concrete types.

scholarly journals Influence of Pore Structure on Chloride Penetration in Cement Pastes Subject to Wetting-Drying Cycles

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Honglei Chang ◽  
Zhiwu Zuo ◽  
Mingyue Qu ◽  
Fei Wang ◽  
Zhi Ge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pore Structure ◽  
Penetration Rate ◽  
Error Function ◽  
Chloride Concentration ◽  
Total Porosity ◽  
Chloride Penetration ◽  
Chloride Diffusion ◽  
Chloride Diffusion Coefficient ◽  
Cement Pastes ◽  
The Matrix

Copious studies have discovered a phenomenon that a chloride concentration peak appears on the surface of concrete under cyclic drying-wetting environments. In such cases, the chloride diffusion coefficient (D) obtained through directly fitting the standard error function of Fick’s second law is no longer accurate. The more reliable D obtained by the method proposed by Andrade is employed in this research to investigate the influence of pore structure on chloride penetration rate of pastes. The results show that both the effective coefficient (Deff) and the apparent coefficient (Dapp) increase with total porosity, the most probable pore size, and water absorption porosity, suggesting that the increase of the three pore structure parameters accelerates chloride penetration rate under cyclic wetting-drying condition. The increase of the three parameters makes more room available and eases the difficulty for salt solution to enter the matrix and thus leads to the augmentation of chloride transporting in matrix.

Health Evaluation for Durability of Harbor Engineering in South China Based on AHP

2013 ◽  
Vol 842 ◽  
pp. 489-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Chen ◽  
Xi Li ◽  
Jia Yi Chen ◽  
Yu Liu Wei ◽  
Fei Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South China ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Chloride Concentration ◽  
Health Evaluation ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Existing Structures ◽  
Practical Engineering ◽  
Chloride Penetration Resistance ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Degree Of Reinforcement

Considering the corrosion degree of reinforcement, the chloride penetration resistance of concrete and chloride concentration distribution in concrete, a health evaluation method for durability of harbor engineering was established by analytic hierarchy process (AHP). Analysis of a harbor in South China demonstrates that the health indicator for durability condition of existing structures can be effectively used to quantitatively health evaluation for durability of practical engineering.

Boundary Element Analysis of Accelerated Chloride Diffusion in High Performance Concrete

2013 ◽  
Vol 842 ◽  
pp. 151-155
Author(s):  
Yi Wang ◽  
Wo Cheng Hang ◽  
Lu Feng Yang ◽  
Zheng Chen
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Coefficient ◽  
Boundary Element ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Chloride Concentration ◽  
Mineral Admixture ◽  
Mineral Admixtures ◽  
Chloride Diffusion ◽  
Chloride Permeability

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.

Non-Destructive Method of Diffusion Parameters Determination in Solids

2005 ◽  
Vol 237-240 ◽  
pp. 438-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
O.B. Bodnar ◽  
I.M. Aristova ◽  
A.A. Mazilkin ◽  
A.N. Chaika ◽  
L.N. Pronina
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Mechanism ◽  
Bulk Diffusion ◽  
Surface Concentration ◽  
Initial Distribution ◽  
Dopant Atom ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Diffusion Parameters ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Radiation Damages ◽  
Non Destructive

Diffusion of nitrogen implanted in tungsten and molybdenum single crystals has been investigated at temperature about 0.3 Tm (Tm is the melting point). Existence of several dopant atom fluxes is found in subsurface region of the ion implanted material. The diffusion coefficients of the nitrogen connected with the radiation damages and that with the bulk diffusion mechanism are determined. Change of the nitrogen surface concentration has been measured by Auger electron spectroscopy. Initial distribution of the nitrogen and diffusion profiles for various annealing time have been determined by secondary-ion mass-spectroscopy technique. Transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction investigations were used to study the microstructure and phase state of the implanted samples.

Research on Chloride Diffusion Model of PC with Chloride Attack in Marine Atmosphere Zone

2014 ◽  
Vol 711 ◽  
pp. 481-484
Author(s):  
Yu Chen ◽  
Jie Xu ◽  
Rong Gui Liu ◽  
Su Bi Chen ◽  
Yuan Gao
Keyword(s):  
Prestressed Concrete ◽  
Concentration Distribution ◽  
Concrete Structures ◽  
Chloride Concentration ◽  
Chloride Ion ◽  
Ion Concentration ◽  
Chloride Diffusion ◽  
Marine Atmosphere ◽  
Ion Diffusion ◽  
Chloride Ion Diffusion

Based on the existing studies about chloride ion erosion in prestressed concrete structures, this paper intends to discuss the effects of the stress level and environment factors (including temperature and humidity, etc.) on chloride ion diffusion under marine atmosphere zone. The investigation from pre-stressed concrete crossbeams which service for 39 years in Lianyungang Port shows the chloride ion concentration distribution and chloride ion diffusion. According to the chloride ion concentration distribution, it finds that chloride ion concentration values in pre-concrete structures is Cmax,1> Cmax,2. In addition, the free chloride concentration distribution values go down smoothly after the second peak. Therefore, the result shows that the improved model can be used in marine atmosphere zone.

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