Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1457144 Cement and Concrete Research 2010 10 Pages PDF
Abstract

This article presents a comprehensive modeling of temperature, carbonation, water and chloride ions transport in cover concrete using the transport model “TransChlor”. The TransChlor transport model employs weather data and chloride ion concentrations present on the concrete surface to predict the temporal and spatial evolution of the presence of chloride ion concentrations in the cover concrete pores. The main features of the TransChlor model are presented and validated.The TransChlor model has been calibrated using experimental data on liquid water movement in concrete of different permeabilities under realistic microclimatic conditions. Chloride ion transport is validated by means of experimental results obtained from a newly developed chloride ion optical fiber based sensor.

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