Microscopic Mechanism of the Diffusivity of Concrete Chloride Ion

Abstract:

Use concrete specimens with different mix proportions to conserve them for 90d taking into account the influence of mineral admixture material---fly ash. Then adopts the RCM test method to measure the rapid diffusivity of chloride ion of concrete and observes the microstructure of the cement paste using the SEM (scanning electron microscopy), aiming to study the impact of fly ash on its hydration process. The results show that the micro-pore structure of the concrete has a great influence on the rapid diffusivity of chloride ion, while its diffusivity is closely related with the water-cement ratio of concrete; after the fly ash is added, the ettringite generation of the concrete in the early stage decreases, and the interspace of the transition zone between the hydrated particles and hydration slurry is enlarged, coupled with the increase in the intercommunicating pore; after curing for 90d, the chloride ion diffusivity decreases significantly with the increase in the dosage of fly ash. For the concrete with the fly ash dosage of 15%, its chloride ion diffusivity is only 75.4% of that with the same water-cement ratio; when its fly ash content is 30%, its chloride ion diffusivity is only 32.3% of the ordinary concrete.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 773)
• Pages: 687-692
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.773.687
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Jun Liu, Feng Xing, Bi Qing Dong
• Keywords: Concrete, Diffusivity of Chloride Ion, Ettringite, Fly Ash (FA), Pore Structure

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