Chloride Ion Penetration into Cracked UHPFRC During Wetting-drying Cycles

Ana Mafalda Matos, Sandra Nunes*, Stefan Chaves Figueiredo, Erik Schlangen, José L.Barroso Aguiar

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Abstract

The subject of this paper is the extent to which, during wetting–drying cycles, chloride ions can penetrate Ultra-high-Performance Fibre Reinforced Cementitious Composites (UHPFRC) specimens subjected to combined mechanical and environmental load. Pre-cracking was obtained by subjecting prismatic specimens (40 × 40 × 60mm3) to four-point bending until a predefined crack opening displacement (COD) is reached, using a dedicated test setup. Three target CODs were studied: 300, 350 and 400 µm. Exposure to a concentrated chloride solution (3.5% NaCl) was used as an environmental load. Specimens we subjected to wetting–drying cycles for one year. After this exposure period, the chloride penetration was characterised both qualitatively (by colourimetric analysis with silver nitrate) and quantitatively (by determining the chloride profile). The effect of damage level on chloride penetration and its impact on structures durability is discussed in the current paper.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 3rd RILEM Spring Convention and Conference (RSCC 2020)
Subtitle of host publicationVolume 2: New Materials and Structures for Ultra-durability
EditorsIsabel B. Valente, António Ventura Gouveia, Salvador S. Dias
PublisherSpringer
Pages227-238
Number of pages12
Volume33
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-030-76551-4
ISBN (Print)978-3-030-76550-7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

Publication series

NameRILEM Bookseries
Volume33
ISSN (Print)2211-0844
ISSN (Electronic)2211-0852

Bibliographical note

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Keywords

  • Chloride exposure
  • Cracking
  • Durability
  • Ultra-high-performance fibre reinforced cementitious composites (UHPFRC)

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