Wang, Y, Nanukuttan, S, Bai, Y et al. (1 more author) (2017) Influence of combined carbonation and chloride ingress regimes on rate of ingress and redistribution of chlorides in concretes. Construction and Building Materials, 140. pp. 173-183. ISSN 0950-0618
Abstract
In majority of exposure environments for concrete structures, there is a high probability of the cyclic occurance of both chloride ingress and carbonation. This paper reports a detailed investigation on the influence of carbonation on both the ingress and distribution of chlorides in three different types of concretes, by comparing results from exposure to chlorides, chlorides before carbonation and chlorides after carbonation. Concretes studied were of 0.55 water-binder ratio with 100% Portland Cement (PC), 70% PC + 30% pulverized fuel ash (PFA) and 85% PC + 10% PFA + 5% microsilica (MS) as binders. Chloride profiles were compared to assess the effects of all variables studied in this research. The effect of carbonation was quantified by measuring the consumption of hydroxyl ions (OH-), air permeability and chloride migration coefficient. The results indicated that carbonation of concrete increases chloride transport, but the precise nature of this is dependent on the combined regime as well as the type of binder. In general, it was found that carbonation of chloride contaminated concretes results in a decrease of their chloride binding capacity, that is it releases the bound Cl- in concretes and pushes chlorides inwards, as has been established previously by other researchers. However, it is established in this research that the combined regimes detrimentally affect the service life of concrete structures, particularly when chloride induced corrosion is a concern.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Construction and Building Materials. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Air Permeability; Carbonation; Chloride profile; Chloride migration; pH profile; Combined exposures |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) > Institute for Resilient Infrastructure (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 01 Mar 2017 12:57 |
Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2018 01:38 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.02.121 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.02.121 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:112983 |