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An Experimental Study on the Properties of Compressive Strength of Fly Ash Replaced Antiwash out Underwater Concrete Considering Marine Environment (해양환경을 고려한 플라이애쉬${\cdot}$수중 불분리 콘크리트의 압축강도에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Kwon, Joong-Hyen;Jung, Hee-Hyo;Moon, Je-Kil
    • Magazine of the Korea Concrete Institute
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.231-239
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    • 1999
  • When the concrete is cast at the sea, there are lots of restrictions in the working process being different from in land, and the concrete is suffered from the physical and chemical action in terms of marine environment. The compressive strength was measured after antiwash out underwater concrete mixed with fly ash had been cast and cured in order to produce the endurable high performance concrete, and then its characteristic was discussed by comparing one cured in air with in fresh water, and the effect of fly ash usage under the properly controled sea water temperature of $15{\pm}3^{\circ}C$ was also covered. The present work showed that the proper usage of fly ash was obtained at the condition of around 10% of substituted binder weight under the structure required the early age strength, and at the condition of over 40% if considering its durability and economy.

Improvement of Seawater Corrosion Resistance of Concrete Reinforcing Steel Using by Conductive Photocatalyst (전도성 광촉매를 이용한 콘크리트 철근의 염해 내구성 향상에 관한 연구)

  • Bae, Geun-Guk;Bae, Geun-Woo;Ahn, Yong-Sik
    • Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.152-159
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    • 2017
  • In marine environment, the durability of concrete and reinforcing steel is known to be deteriorate by the permeation of chloride ion into concrete. In this study the conductive photocatalyst was used to improve the seawater corrosion resistance of the concrete and steel. Mortar and concrete samples were prepared by mixing with various amounts of conductive active carbon and photocatalytic powder($TiO_2$). The compressive strength of concrete was decreased with the increase of the amount of conductive carbon powders. The samples containing conductive carbon and photocatalytic powders showed the superior seawater corrosion resistance compared with the ordinary sample, which was verified by XRF analysis showing the concentration of chloride ion($Cl^-$) of mortars and concretes. The inhibitive effect of photocatalyst against chloride attack was discussed with the diffusion coefficient of chloride ion into mortar and concrete.

Power spectral density method performance in detecting damages by chloride attack on coastal RC bridge

  • Mehrdad, Hadizadeh-Bazaz;Ignacio J., Navarro;Victor, Yepes
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.85 no.2
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    • pp.197-206
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    • 2023
  • The deterioration caused by chloride penetration and carbonation plays a significant role in a concrete structure in a marine environment. The chloride corrosion in some marine concrete structures is invisible but can be dangerous in a sudden collapse. Therefore, as a novelty, this research investigates the ability of a non-destructive damage detection method named the Power Spectral Density (PSD) to diagnose damages caused only by chloride ions in concrete structures. Furthermore, the accuracy of this method in estimating the amount of annual damage caused by chloride in various parts and positions exposed to seawater was investigated. For this purpose, the RC Arosa bridge in Spain, which connects the island to the mainland via seawater, was numerically modeled and analyzed. As the first step, each element's bridge position was calculated, along with the chloride corrosion percentage in the reinforcements. The next step predicted the existence, location, and timing of damage to the entire concrete part of the bridge based on the amount of rebar corrosion each year. The PSD method was used to monitor the annual loss of reinforcement cross-section area, changes in dynamic characteristics such as stiffness and mass, and each year of the bridge structure's life using sensitivity equations and the linear least squares algorithm. This study showed that using different approaches to the PSD method based on rebar chloride corrosion and assuming 10% errors in software analysis can help predict the location and almost exact amount of damage zones over time.

The Effect of Entrained Air Contents on the Properties of Freeze-thaw Deterioration and Chloride Migration in Marine Concrete (연행 공기량이 해양콘크리트의 동결융해 및 염화물 확산특성에 미치는 영향)

  • Park, Sang-Joon
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.12 no.5
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    • pp.161-168
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    • 2008
  • The freeze-thaw deterioration and chloride attack, which are the typical degradation factors for durability of marine concrete, are significantly affected by pore structures in terms of penetration and diffusion. These pore structures of concrete are closely related to the types and amount of AE agent, used to guarantee the resistance of freeze-thaw deterioration, and the elapsed time before concrete pouring. This paper evaluates the durability of concrete based on the results of tests on cylinder specimens and core specimens from mock-up members with different air content of 4~6% and 8~10%, respectively. According to the test results, the air content of hardened concrete is 2.5~5.2% at 7 days and 2.4~5.1% at 28 days. These air contents are about half of the initial values just after the concrete mixing. Judging from the amount of scale after the freeze-thaw test completed, air content of 8~10% is slightly more beneficial against the deterioration of concrete than air content of 4~6%. Meanwhile, the core specimens from mock-up members exhibit somewhat unfavorable freeze-thaw deterioration and chloride migration characteristic compared with the cylinder specimens tested in the laboratory under the same mixing condition, as to show 106% in freeze-thaw test and 160% in chloride diffusion coefficient test, respectively.

Research of Steel Corrosion and Corrosion Protection System for Reinforcing Steels in Concrete Exposed to Chloride Environments. (염해환경하 철근콘크리트의 철근 부식 및 방식기법 연구)

  • 문홍식;이상국;송호진;정영수
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2001.05a
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    • pp.653-658
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    • 2001
  • Recent long-span bridges, such as Kwang-Ahn Grand bridge, Seo-Hae Grand Bridge, Young-Jong Grand Bridge, etc, have been designed and constructed near the shore. Thus, it needs to analyze the durability of marine concrete structures which are exposed to severe chloride environments. It is well known that corrosion of reinforcement steel in concrete is one of the major factors for the durability of concrete structures. The objective of this experimental study is to investigate the performance of impressed current system and corrosion inhibitors for the corrosion protection of reinforced concrete structures. Concrete test specimens were made with various test parameters, such as cover depth, steel diameter, compressive strength, direction and frequency of notch. For the efficient evaluation of these corrosion protection systems, these tests have been carried out in the shore.

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Effect of Concrete Coating Materials for the Improvement of Concrete Durability (콘크리트 표면도장에 의한 내구성증진 효과)

  • 문한영;김성수;안태송;김홍삼
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 1999.04a
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    • pp.433-436
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    • 1999
  • Long-term durability of the reinforced concrete structures exposed to marine environment deteriorates seriously by the attack of the chloride ion from see water results in corrosion of steel reinforcement in concrete. Their coating effect is aluminum oxide-isocyanate-based coating material, resistance of chloride penetration, carbonation and freezing and thawing resistance were compared to acryl-based coating material and sealer type o waterproofing material. Aluminum oxide-isocyante-based and acryl-based coating material show higher resistance to chloride penetration and carbonation than the sealer type do waterproofing material and aluminum oxide-isocyanate-based coating resist about 99% of chloride penetration. Resultants to the accelerated test for freezing and thawing, coating concrete show higher resistance than non-coating concrete, respectively.

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