Service life prediction of marine concrete structures: Role of degree of water saturation

Yong Zhang, Guang Ye

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Abstract

Reliable durability design of marine concrete structures requires a critical understanding of the chloride diffusion in unsaturated concrete. A mathematical model for predicting the relative chloride diffusion coefficient has been established in a previous work [1]. In the present paper, that model will be extended to analyze the time-dependent chloride diffusion coefficient in unsaturated cementitious materials. The role of the degree of water saturation in service life prediction is discussed. It is emphasized that the long-term sharp decrease of the chloride diffusion coefficient in marine concrete is not primarily caused by densification of the microstructure, but by the decreasing degree of water saturation.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication4th International Conference on Service Life Design for Infrastructures
Subtitle of host publication(SLD4) 27-30 August 2018 – Delft, Netherlands
EditorsGuang Ye, Yong Yuan, Claudia Romero Rodriguez, Hongzhi Zhang, Branko Šavija
PublisherRilem
Pages918-925
ISBN (Electronic)978-2-35158-213-8
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Event4th International Conference on Service
Life Design for Infrastructures
- Delft, Netherlands
Duration: 27 Aug 201830 Aug 2018
Conference number: 4

Publication series

NameRilem proceedings
PublisherRilem
NumberPRO 125

Conference

Conference4th International Conference on Service
Life Design for Infrastructures
Abbreviated titleSLD4
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityDelft
Period27/08/1830/08/18

Keywords

  • Service life
  • Chloride diffusion
  • Water saturation
  • Cementitious materials

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