Effect of Curing Conditions on the Service Life Design of RC Structures in the Persian Gulf Region
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 20, Issue 1
Abstract
Corrosion of reinforcement is the major cause of deterioration of concrete structures exposed to chloride in the Persian Gulf region. In this hot marine environment, curing is one of the crucial factors that can affect the chloride penetration into concrete and consequently the service life of reinforced concrete structures. In this paper, the values of diffusion coefficient and surface chloride content were determined in concrete specimens made of two mixture proportions, subjected to six initial alternate curing regimes and exposed to seawater in the Persian Gulf for three months. Finally, the effect of various curing regimes was investigated on the estimation of time-to-corrosion initiation of reinforced concrete structures using the DuraPGulf model.
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Acknowledgments
The writers would like to acknowledge the Management and Planning Organization of Iran, BARCO Company, and Construction Materials Institute (CMI) at the University of Tehran for their financial support.
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Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 20 • Issue 1 • January 2008
Pages: 2 - 8
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© 2008 ASCE.
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Received: May 16, 2005
Accepted: Nov 30, 2006
Published online: Jan 1, 2008
Published in print: Jan 2008
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Note. Associate Editor: Byung Hwan Oh
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