Paper Title:

Effect of Concrete Hydrophobation against Chloride Penetration

Periodical Key Engineering Materials (Volume 466)
Main Theme Polymers in Concrete
Edited by José Aguiar and Lech Czarnecki
Pages 183-190
DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.466.183
Citation V. Årskog et al., 2011, Key Engineering Materials, 466, 183
Online since January, 2011
Authors V. Årskog, K. Borgund, O.E. Gjørv
Keywords Chloride Penetration, Concrete Admixture, Concrete Hydrophobation, Concrete Structure, Durability, Protective Measures, Surface Hydrophobation
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Abstract

For concrete structures in chloride containing environments, hydrophobic surface treatments are often used as an additional protective measure for protecting the embedded steel against corrosion. In recent years, silane-based hydrophobic agents that can be used as concrete admixtures for making the whole concrete hydrophobic have also been introduced. In the present paper, the protective effectiveness of such an admixture against chloride penetration has been investigated. For comparison, some field investigations on the effectiveness of a traditional surface hydrophobation of two concrete harbor structures based on similar products are also briefly reported.