Durability Design of Tunnel Concrete Lining under Chloride Attack

Article Preview

Abstract:

Chloride induced corrosion of reinforcing steel is one of major causes of deterioration of tunnel concrete lining under chloride attack. In this paper, a finite element model for chloride ions transport in tunnel concrete lining was proposed based on the Fick’s second law of diffusion. The governing partial differential equation was solved numerically in space as a boundary-value problem and in time as an initial-value problem by means of the finite element formulations. The maximum allowable value of chloride diffusion coefficient of tunnel concrete lining with service life of 100a was achieved and some constructive suggestions for durability design of tunnel concrete lining under chloride attack were also proposed.

You might also be interested in these eBooks

Info:

Periodical:

Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 594-597)

Pages:

1014-1017

Citation:

Online since:

November 2012

Export:

Price:

Permissions CCC:

Permissions PLS:

Сopyright:

© 2012 Trans Tech Publications Ltd. All Rights Reserved

Share:

Citation:

[1] A. Boddy, E. Bentz, M.D.A. Thomas, et al., An overview and sensitivity study of a multi mechanistic chloride transport model. Cement Concrete Res. 29(6) (1999) 827-837.

DOI: 10.1016/s0008-8846(99)00045-9

Google Scholar

[2] Y.P. Xi, Z.P. Bazant, Modeling chloride penetration in saturated concrete. J. Mater. Civil Eng. 11(1) (1999) 58-65.

Google Scholar

[3] Ababneh, F. Benboudjema, Y.P. Xi, Chloride penetration in non-saturated concrete. J. Mater. Civil Eng. 15(2) (2003) 183-191.

DOI: 10.1061/(asce)0899-1561(2003)15:2(183)

Google Scholar

[4] B.H. Oh, S.Y. Jang, Effects of material and environmental parameters on chloride penetration profiles in concrete structures. Cement Concrete Res. 37(1) (2007) 47-53.

DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2006.09.005

Google Scholar

[5] B. Martin-Perez, S.J. Pantazopoulou, M.D.A. Thomas, Numerical solution of mass transport equations in concrete structures. Comput. Struct. 79(13) (2001) 1251-1264.

DOI: 10.1016/s0045-7949(01)00018-9

Google Scholar

[6] G. Markeset, Critical chloride content and its influence on service life predictions. Mater. Corros. 60(8) (2009) 593-596.

DOI: 10.1002/maco.200905288

Google Scholar