Abstract
Based on 770 seawater wet/dry cyclic exposure test, water repellent treatment(WRT) with use of four different types of silane was applied on the surface of cracked concrete to study the influence of WRT on water and Cl-penetration. Results show that for the concrete not cracked, WRT restrains penetration of water and Cl-into concrete effectively. If WRT is properly applied on cracked concrete surface even with the crack width of 0.2 mm, special silane treatment can still establish an effective Cl-barrier. While for concrete surface treated previously, when crack occurs again, the efficiency of WRT is highly sensitive to the magnitude of crack width. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate carefully the state of cracks in concrete before applying silane-based surface water repellent treatment on reinforced concrete structures in order to ensure the efficiency of the treatment.
| Translated title of the contribution | Water repellent treatment on surface of cracked concrete under seawater exposure environment |
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| Original language | Chinese (Simplified) |
| Pages (from-to) | 214-218 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | 建筑材料学报 (Journal of building materials) |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2009 |
Keywords
- Cl penetration -
- Crack
- Hydrophobic layer
- Surface water repellent treatment
- Water absorption
- Wet/dry cycles of seawater
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Building and Construction
- Mechanics of Materials