Abstract
All right reserved. Electrical migration test is a common method to evaluate concrete's resistance to the chloride-ion penetration. However, it has been found that the existing migration models are not accurate enough to interpret the test results due to neglecting the effect of pore structure distribution in concrete on the migration process. Stanish et al. proposed a new model by considering the random characteristics of chloride migration velocity and found that the model prediction agreed well with the test results. Based on Stanish's model, a simplified model is further developed herein by assuming that the chloride diffusion coefficient instead of the chloride migration velocity follows a logarithmic normal distribution. This assumption reflects more directly the random characteristics of concrete pore structures. It can simplify the solutions to a large extent with the same accuracy of prediction. This simplified model was verified to be also applicable to the migration tests of silane-based water repellent concrete. It was revealed that the silane-based water repellent only affected the surface chloride concentration during the migration tests. The measured electric flux can reflect the influence of silane-based water repellent on the penetration of chloride ions, however, the silver nitrate colorimetric method is inapplicable to evaluating the chloride resistance of concrete with silane-based water repellent.
Translated title of the contribution | Theoretical model for electronic migration of chloride ions in water repellent concrete |
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Original language | Chinese (Simplified) |
Pages (from-to) | 20-27 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | 土木工程学报 (China civil engineering journal) |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2017 |
Keywords
- Chloride diffusion coefficient
- Chloride migration
- Concrete
- Silane
- Water repellent treatment
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Architecture
- Building and Construction
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)