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Effect of silica fume addition and repeated loading on chloride diffusion coefficient of concrete

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In this paper, the effect of silica fume (SF) on the chloride diffusion coefficient of concrete subjected to repeated loading was examined. Portland cement was replaced by 5 and 10 % SF. Five cycles repeated loadings were applied to concrete specimens, the maximum loadings were 40 and 80 % of the axial cylinder compressive strength (\( f_{\text{c}}^{\prime } \)), respectively. The diffusion coefficients were calculated from the steady state in the chloride migration test using the Nernst-Planck equation. The service life of concrete in chloride environment was predicted by Life-365 model. The results indicate that the diffusion coefficients of concrete containing 5 and 10 % SF replacements are lower than that of the control concrete at the age of 28 days. This trend increases with the increase of SF replacement. Five cycles repeated loading at 40 % \( f_{\text{c}}^{\prime } \) or 80 % \( f_{\text{c}}^{\prime } \) increase the diffusion coefficients (D 28) for all mixes investigated in this study. However, the effect of 80 % \( f_{\text{c}}^{\prime } \) on D 28 of concrete with 10 % SF is significantly lower than that of the control concrete without SF. Compared with the control concrete without SF, 10 % SF replacements increase the service life of concrete by more than 10 times.

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This work was supported by the national natural science foundation of China (Grant no. 50808045), the natural science foundation of Beijing (Grant no. 2112024) and an open foundation of state key laboratory of coastal and offshore engineering, Dalian University of Technology (Grant no. LP1013).

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  2. State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China

    Wu-man Zhang

  3. School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150006, Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of China

    Heng-jing Ba

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Zhang, Wm., Ba, Hj. Effect of silica fume addition and repeated loading on chloride diffusion coefficient of concrete. Mater Struct 46, 1183–1191 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-012-9963-6

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