학술논문

Numerical Model for Chloride Penetration into Saturated Concrete.
Document Type
Article
Source
Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. Mar2011, Vol. 23 Issue 3, p305-311. 7p.
Subject
*CHLORIDES
*PENETRATION resistance of concrete
*MATHEMATICAL models
*EXPERIMENTAL design
*POROSITY
*FINITE differences
*REINFORCED concrete
Language
ISSN
0899-1561
Abstract
Chloride-induced corrosion is the most important durability issue in a reinforced-concrete structure. In this paper, the multispecies model was used to describe the chloride transport in saturated concrete. The model was solved by using the finite-difference method by inputting parameters such as porosity, density, chemical composition of pore solution, diffusion coefficient, and chloride-binding isotherm. A depth-dependent diffusion coefficient, instead of a fixed diffusion coefficient, was used in this model. The chloride-binding isotherm was directly obtained from the diffusion test. Finally, the numerical simulation results were validated with experimental results. It was found that the numerical simulation results were in good agreement with the experimental results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]