Strength Deterioration of Concrete in Sulfate Environment: An Experimental Study and Theoretical Modeling
Sulfate corrosion is one of the most important factors responsible for the performance degradation of concrete materials. In this paper, an accelerated corrosion by a sulfate solution in a dry-wet cycle was introduced to simulate the external sulfate corrosion environment. The deterioration trend of...
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description | Sulfate corrosion is one of the most important factors responsible for the performance degradation of concrete materials. In this paper, an accelerated corrosion by a sulfate solution in a dry-wet cycle was introduced to simulate the external sulfate corrosion environment. The deterioration trend of concrete strength and development law of sulfate-induced concrete corrosion depth under sulfate attacks were experimentally studied. The damaged concrete section is simply but reasonably divided into uncorroded and corroded layers and the two layers can be demarcated by the sulfate corrosion depth of concrete. The accelerated corrosion test results indicated that the strength degradation of concrete by sulfate attack had a significant relation with the corrosion depth. Consequently, this paper aims to reveal such relation and thus model the strength degradation law. A large amount of experimental data has finally verified the validity and applicability of the models, and a theoretical basis is thus provided for the strength degradation prediction and the residual life assessment of in-service concrete structures under sulfate attacks. |
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spelling | doaj-art-d9fb0a4735584cea888e9491a927a86c2025-02-03T05:50:25ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84341687-84422015-01-01201510.1155/2015/951209951209Strength Deterioration of Concrete in Sulfate Environment: An Experimental Study and Theoretical ModelingYingwu Zhou0Hao Tian1Lili Sui2Feng Xing3Ningxu Han4Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Durability for Marine Civil Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, ChinaGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Durability for Marine Civil Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, ChinaGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Durability for Marine Civil Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, ChinaGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Durability for Marine Civil Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, ChinaGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Durability for Marine Civil Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, ChinaSulfate corrosion is one of the most important factors responsible for the performance degradation of concrete materials. In this paper, an accelerated corrosion by a sulfate solution in a dry-wet cycle was introduced to simulate the external sulfate corrosion environment. The deterioration trend of concrete strength and development law of sulfate-induced concrete corrosion depth under sulfate attacks were experimentally studied. The damaged concrete section is simply but reasonably divided into uncorroded and corroded layers and the two layers can be demarcated by the sulfate corrosion depth of concrete. The accelerated corrosion test results indicated that the strength degradation of concrete by sulfate attack had a significant relation with the corrosion depth. Consequently, this paper aims to reveal such relation and thus model the strength degradation law. A large amount of experimental data has finally verified the validity and applicability of the models, and a theoretical basis is thus provided for the strength degradation prediction and the residual life assessment of in-service concrete structures under sulfate attacks.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/951209 |
spellingShingle | Yingwu Zhou Hao Tian Lili Sui Feng Xing Ningxu Han Strength Deterioration of Concrete in Sulfate Environment: An Experimental Study and Theoretical Modeling Advances in Materials Science and Engineering |
title | Strength Deterioration of Concrete in Sulfate Environment: An Experimental Study and Theoretical Modeling |
title_full | Strength Deterioration of Concrete in Sulfate Environment: An Experimental Study and Theoretical Modeling |
title_fullStr | Strength Deterioration of Concrete in Sulfate Environment: An Experimental Study and Theoretical Modeling |
title_full_unstemmed | Strength Deterioration of Concrete in Sulfate Environment: An Experimental Study and Theoretical Modeling |
title_short | Strength Deterioration of Concrete in Sulfate Environment: An Experimental Study and Theoretical Modeling |
title_sort | strength deterioration of concrete in sulfate environment an experimental study and theoretical modeling |
url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/951209 |
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