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http://dx.doi.org/10.4334/JKCI.2009.21.3.245

A Study on Chloride Threshold Level of Blended Cement Mortar Using Polarization Resistance Method  

Song, Ha-Won (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University)
Lee, Chang-Hong (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University)
Lee, Kewn-Chu (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University)
Ann, Ki-Yong (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University)
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Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute / v.21, no.3, 2009 , pp. 245-253 More about this Journal
Abstract
The importance of chloride ions in the corrosion of steel in concrete has led to the concept for chloride threshold level (CTL). The CTL can be defined as the content of chlorides at the steel depth that is necessary to sustain local passive film breakdown and hence initiate the corrosion process. Despite the importance of the CTL, due to the uncertainty determining the actual limits in various environments for chloride-induced corrosion, conservative values such as 0.4% by weight of cement or 1.2 kg in 1 $m^3$ concrete have been used in predicting the corrosion-free service life of reinforced concrete structures. The paper studies the CTL for blended cement concrete by comparing the resistance of cementitious binder to the onset of chloride-induced corrosion of steel. Mortar specimens were cast with centrally located steel rebar of 10 mm in diameter using cementitious mortars with ordinary Portland cement (OPC) and mixed mortars replaced with 30% pulverized fuel ash (PFA), 60% ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) and 10% silica fume (SF), respectively, at 0.4 of a free W/B ratio. Chlorides were admixed in mixing water ranging 0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 and 3.0% by weight of binder(Based on $C1^-$). Specimens were curd 28 days at the room temperature, wrapped in polyethylene film to avoid leaching out of chloride and hydroxyl ions. Then the corrosion rate was measured using the polarization resistance method and the order of CTL for binder was determined. Thus, CTL of OPC, 60%GGBS, 30%PFA and 10%SF were determined by 1.6%, 0.45%, 0.8% and 2.15%, respectively.
Keywords
chloride threshold level (CTL); blended concrete; chloride induced corrosion; polarization resistance method;
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