Coupled Effect of Chloride Corrosion and Repeated Uniaxial Compressive Loading on Unsaturated Concrete

Autor: Bing Han, Ziwei Song, Jinquan Zhang, Huibing Xie, Wutong Yan, Yun Liu, Jiaping Yu
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Materials; Volume 16; Issue 8; Pages: 2947
ISSN: 1996-1944
DOI: 10.3390/ma16082947
Popis: Concrete structure performance continuously deteriorates during operation, and the performance is simultaneously affected by chloride corrosion and repeated traffic loading. Repeated-loading-induced cracks have an impact on the rate of chloride corrosion. Chloride-induced concrete corrosion also affect the stress level of the structure under loading. Therefore, the coupled effect of repeated loading and chloride corrosion on the structural performance needs to be investigated. An upgraded test device was developed for chloride corrosion testing of unsaturated concrete structures under repeated loading. Based on the experimental results, considering the influence of repeated loading on the moisture diffusion coefficient and the chloride diffusion coefficient, a chloride transport model for unsaturated concrete under the coupled effect of repeated uniaxial compressive loading and corrosion was established. The chloride concentration under coupled loading was determined by the Crank–Nicolson finite difference method and the Thomas algorithm, and then chloride transport under the coupled effect of repeated loading and corrosion was analyzed. The results showed that the stress level and the repeated loading cycles directly affect the relative volumetric water content and chloride concentration in unsaturated concrete. The effect of chloride corrosion is more severe in unsaturated concrete compared to saturated concrete.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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