Chloride Resistance of Nanoparticle Repaired Concrete Measured by Accelerated Tests

Abstract:

This paper describes results of experimental investigation of chloride ion penetration in concrete. Chloride concentration have been studied in accelerated conditions. Part of concrete samples were treated with colloidal nanosilica solution to increase their resistance to further chloride penetration. Measurement of chloride profiles was performed and compared on samples subjected to accelerated electrical migration tests lasting for a few days. The chloride ion profile in samples was determined in layers of 5 mm thickness up to a total profile thickness of 45 mm. The developed chloride concentrations reached values found after several years of exposure in natural conditions. It was found that the resistance to chloride penetration is substantially improved by nanosilica injection and the resistance to chloride penetration is increased by 60%.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 760)
• Pages: 91-95
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.760.91
• Online since: January 2018
• Authors: Rostislav Šulc*, Michal Himmel, Jiří Němeček
• Keywords: Accelerated Chloride Test, Chloride Resistance, Concrete, Nanoparticles, Nanosilica

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