Effect of Load-Temperature-Osmotic Coupling on Chloride Ion Transport in Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete: Experiments and Models
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 36, Issue 10
Abstract
Under complex geological circumstances, the deep part of ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC) experiences high stress, high temperature, and high permeability, resulting in the rapid corrosion and damage of concrete structures. This paper evaluates the chloride ion transport performance of UHPC under the simultaneous impact of load, temperature, and osmotic pressure by measuring the chloride ion concentration distribution and employing X-ray diffraction. The results show that the chloride concentration and penetration depth increase with load, temperature, osmotic pressure, and water-binder ratio. The factors with the most significant influence on the chloride ion transport performance of UHPC in descending order are osmotic pressure, load, temperature, water–cement ratio, and fiber content. As the load, temperature, osmotic pressure, and water-binder ratio increase, the content of decreases, while the content of the generated Friedel’s salt increases. Moreover, the content of in pure UHPC is lower than UHPC mixed with fiber, and the content of generated Friedel’s salt is markedly higher than in UHPC mixed with fiber. A chloride ion transport diffusion-convection theoretical model is established and proven to be valid.
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Some or all data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of Jiangsu Province (BK20220071), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52293431, U21A20150), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (RF1028623199), and the State Key Laboratory of High Performance Civil Engineering Materials (2020CEM001).
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