Design of Shrinkage-Compensating Cement Concretes Resistant to Chloride Penetration

Weizhuo Shi, Behrouz Shafei

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Abstract

Shrinkage-compensating cement is a type of calcium sulfoaluminate cement that can significantly increase the volume stability of concrete, increase the service life of structures, and thus provide a solution to mitigate the degradation of civil infrastructure. However, there has been no systematic investigation of the performance of shrinkage-compensating cement concretes under aggressive agents, specifically chloride ions, despite previous studies regarding shrinkage, shrinkage compensating cement concretes, and hydration. An extensive testing program has been established to evaluate the concretes made with various dosages of Type K expansive agent (i.e., 0, 7.5, 15, and 22.5% by weight of total cementitious materials), including mechanical, transport, and dimensional stability experiments, such as compressive strength, drying shrinkage, chloride penetration, chloride migration, electrical conductivity, and absorption. It was demonstrated in this study that low-shrinkage concretes with low chloride penetration susceptibility can potentially be produced once the needed experiments have been carried out on the improved mixtures, providing a promising next step in the development of civil infrastructures exposed to harsh environmental conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 6th International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures
EditorsXiang-Lin Gu, Masoud Motavalli, Alper Ilki, Qian-Qian Yu
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages323-335
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9789819933617
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Event6th International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures, SMAR 2022 - Shanghai, China
Duration: 7 Sept 20219 Sept 2021

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume259
ISSN (Print)2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)2366-2565

Conference

Conference6th International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures, SMAR 2022
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period7/09/219/09/21

Keywords

  • Chloride penetration
  • Mechanical and transport properties
  • Shrinkage-compensating cement concrete
  • Supplementary cementitious materials
  • Type K expansive agent

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering

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