A statistical evolution model of concrete damage induced by seawater corrosion

The transmission of sulfate ions in concrete results in formation of calcium sulfoaluminate crystals due to chemical reactions. The expansion of calcium sulfoaluminate crystals is the main cause of concrete corrosion damage. In this study, ultrasonic analysis was used to detect the modulus change of...

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Main Authors: Lv, H., Chen, J., Lu, Chunsheng
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/83417
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author Lv, H.
Chen, J.
Lu, Chunsheng
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Chen, J.
Lu, Chunsheng
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description The transmission of sulfate ions in concrete results in formation of calcium sulfoaluminate crystals due to chemical reactions. The expansion of calcium sulfoaluminate crystals is the main cause of concrete corrosion damage. In this study, ultrasonic analysis was used to detect the modulus change of concrete due to sulfate corrosion to obtain the basic law of corrosion damage evolution. An exponential growth model was developed for the internal expansion force based on the chemical reaction rate of calcium sulfoaluminate crystallization. Then, the evolution equation of the number density of microcracks was derived based on their initiation and balance conditions. Finally, a statistical model was developed for the concrete damage evolution by integrating the volume of microcracks. It is shown that the statistical evolution model can well characterize the evolution of concrete corrosion damage.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-834172021-05-17T01:19:58Z A statistical evolution model of concrete damage induced by seawater corrosion Lv, H. Chen, J. Lu, Chunsheng chemical corrosion concrete corrosion damage micro-cracks statistical evolution The transmission of sulfate ions in concrete results in formation of calcium sulfoaluminate crystals due to chemical reactions. The expansion of calcium sulfoaluminate crystals is the main cause of concrete corrosion damage. In this study, ultrasonic analysis was used to detect the modulus change of concrete due to sulfate corrosion to obtain the basic law of corrosion damage evolution. An exponential growth model was developed for the internal expansion force based on the chemical reaction rate of calcium sulfoaluminate crystallization. Then, the evolution equation of the number density of microcracks was derived based on their initiation and balance conditions. Finally, a statistical model was developed for the concrete damage evolution by integrating the volume of microcracks. It is shown that the statistical evolution model can well characterize the evolution of concrete corrosion damage. 2021 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/83417 10.3390/ma14041007 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ fulltext
spellingShingle chemical corrosion
concrete
corrosion damage
micro-cracks
statistical evolution
Lv, H.
Chen, J.
Lu, Chunsheng
A statistical evolution model of concrete damage induced by seawater corrosion
title A statistical evolution model of concrete damage induced by seawater corrosion
title_full A statistical evolution model of concrete damage induced by seawater corrosion
title_fullStr A statistical evolution model of concrete damage induced by seawater corrosion
title_full_unstemmed A statistical evolution model of concrete damage induced by seawater corrosion
title_short A statistical evolution model of concrete damage induced by seawater corrosion
title_sort statistical evolution model of concrete damage induced by seawater corrosion
topic chemical corrosion
concrete
corrosion damage
micro-cracks
statistical evolution
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/83417