Experimental Test of Chloride Penetration in Reinforced Concrete Subjected to Wetting and Drying Cycle

Abstract:

Chloride ingress is one of the major causes of durability problems in reinforced concrete structures. This research focused to investigate the chloride penetration process through the concrete subjected to wetting and drying cycle. This research used 150 x 150 mm normal concrete prism sample with a 40 mm concrete cover. Three wetting and drying configurations used in this study to investigate the effect of wetting and drying period to the chloride penetration. The result indicated that the chloride concentration and penetration depth were highly influenced by the duration of wetting and drying. Based on the experimental result, concrete exposed to 5 hours drying and 3 hours wetting has the highest chloride concentration compared with the sample exposed to other wetting and drying configuration.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 851)
• Pages: 846-851
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.851.846
• Online since: August 2016
• Authors: Wahyuniarsih Sutrisno*, Priyo Suprobo, Endah Wahyuni, Data Iranata
• Keywords: Chloride Penetration, Concrete, Corrosion, Drying Cycle, Wetting Cycle

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