Investigation on Electrical Resistance of Chloride Penetration of Alkali Activated Slag Concrete

Abstract:

Alternating-current method for measuring chloride penetration resistance of concrete, test method for coulomb electric flux and rapid chloride migration coefficient (RCM) were applied to evaluate the resistance of chloride penetration in alkali-activated slag concrete in this paper. At the same time, the applicability of the above three electrical parameters test methods to the alkali slag concrete was discussed. The results show that NaOH activated slag concrete behaves higher resistance to chloride penetration than water glass activated slag concrete. Blend of fly ash increases the porosity of alkali-activated slag concrete and weakens the resistance of chloride penetration. Correlation coefficient between chloride migration coefficient and AC electrical resistivity is 0.99. There are good correlations among the evaluation results of three electrical parameters test methods, and all of them behave sound applicability to alkali-activated slag concrete.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1036)
• Pages: 378-385
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1036.378
• Online since: June 2021
• Authors: Teng Wang, Xiao Mei Wan*, Qi Yu, Zhong Tao Sun, Xiao Han
• Keywords: Alkali-Activated Slag Concrete, Chloride Penetration, Electrical Resistivity, Test Method for Coulomb Electric Flux, Test Method for Rapid Chloride Migration Coefficient

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