Service Life Prediction of Reactive Powder Concrete due to Seawater Infiltration

Abstract:

Reactive powder concrete (RPC) has a higher strengths, as well as excellent durability and corrosion resistance. So, it is expected to be increasingly used in marine engineering. In this study, After the RPC samples had been subjected to gradually increased high-pressure seawater for 30 days, the chloride contents in the samples along with the infiltration direction were calibrated on an energy dispersive spectrometer. On the basis of second Fick’s law, the chloride ion diffusion model and service life prediction model of reactive powder concrete in sea water are established. The service life of an actual reactive powder concrete structure could be predicted.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 535-537)
• Pages: 1785-1789
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.535-537.1785
• Online since: June 2012
• Authors: Xin Wei Ma, Yu Yan Ji
• Keywords: Durability, Marine Environment, Reactive Powder Concrete, Service Life Prediction

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