Durability of Concrete under Combined Exposure Conditions of Chlorides and Sulfates

Abstract:

Concrete structures are generally subjected to serious deterioration under harsh environment, even though the concrete materials exhibit inherently higher durability than any other construction materials. The service life of concrete structures is directly affected by the durability performance under various conditions. In this regard, many studies have been conducted on the deterioration of concrete structures under various environmental conditions. However, previous studies were confined mostly to the deterioration of concrete structures under single deteriorating factor such as chloride ingress only or sulfate attack only, although real environment is actually a combination of such factors. The purpose of the present study is, therefore, to explore the effects of combined deterioration due to chlorides and sulfates in concrete structures. To this end, comprehensive experimental program has been set up to observe the chloride penetration behavior under combined deterioration conditions of chlorides and sulfates. The test results indicate that the chloride penetration is more pronounced for the case of combined attacks of chloride and sulfates than the case of single chloride attack. The surface chloride content is found to increase with time and this phenomenon is also more pronounced under the combined exposure of chlorides and sulfates. The present study may allow more realistic assessment of durability for such concrete structures which are subjected to combined attacks of chlorides and sulfates.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 711)
• Pages: 319-326
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.711.319
• Online since: September 2016
• Authors: Kwang Jin In, Y.R. Jiang, Sang Hwa Jung, Myung Kue Lee, Sung Won Yoo, Byung Hwan Oh*
• Keywords: Chloride, Chloride Diffusion Coefficient, Combined Exposure, Durability, Sulfates, Surface Chloride Content

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