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Round-robin test on chloride analysis in concrete — Part II: Analysis of water soluble chloride content

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In Part I of this paper, general trends in the realisation of this Round Robin Test on chloride analysis in concrete (carried out as part of the work developed by the Technical Committee TC 178-TMC), as well as the results corresponding to total chlorides were given. The present paper reports the results corresponding to the extraction of water soluble chlorides. Results concerning the determination of the penetration front of chlorides by colourimetric techniques will be given in Part III. A total of 30 different laboratories around the world have participated in this Round Robin Test. All of them have performed analyses of total chlorides, having performed 64 different determinations of total chlorides in triplicate specimens. Among them, 20 laboratories have analysed water soluble chlorides. The total number of different determination of free chlorides, in triplicate specimens, has been of 37. Concerning the colourimetric method, 7 laboratories have taken part in the determinations, being the total number of different determinations of the colourimetric front, of 10. Two different methods of extraction from the solid sample (B1 and B2) have been tested. It was also decided that other methods could also be used to the choice of each laboratory, as “other methods” (B3). (The complete recipes of these methods can be found in Annex 1. The statistical treatment of the data has been carried out according to the International Standard ISO 5725-1981 (F) for the determination of the reliability of testing methods: “Determination of the repeatability and reproducibility by Round Robin tests”. Finally, it has been concluded that both methods, B1 and B2, are reliable enough to extract water soluble chlorides from concrete. However the method that each laboratory currently uses (other methods) is not recommendable.

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Dans la partie I de cet article, les tendances générales de la réalisation de l'essai interlaboratoire (effectué par la Commission Technique TC 178-TMC) lors de l'analyse du chlorure dans le béton, ainsi que les résultats du chlorure total ont été donnés. Cet article rapporte les résultats des chlorures libres. Le front de colorimétrie sera rapporté dans la partie III. Une trentaine de laboratoires ont participé à cet essai interlaboratoire, et 64 analyses différentes sur des échantillons triple exemplaire ont été effectuées. Parmi ces laboratories, 20 d'entre eux ont analysé les chlorures libres et 37 analyses différentes ont été effectuées en triple exemplaire. Deux méthodes différentes d'extraction des chlorures libres à partir des solides (B1 et B2) ont été testées. Les laboratoires pouvaient avoir le libre choix d'utiliser «d'autres méthodes» (B3). (La recette complète de ces méthodes est reportée dans l'annexe 1). Pour la détermination de la fiabilité des méthodes de test, le traitement statistique des données a été réalisé en accord avec la norme internationale ISO 5725-1981 (F): «Détermination de la répétabilité et de la reproductibilité par essais interlaboratoires». Comme résultats finaux, les deux méthodes, B1 et B2 ont été recommandées pour l'extraction de chlorures solubles dans l'eau.

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The work described in this paper was developed in co-operation with the members of RILEM TC 178-TMC: ‘Testing and Modelling Chloride Penetration in Concrete’:Chairlady: C. Andrade;Secretary: J. Kropp.Regular members: C. Alonso, C. Andrade, R. Antonsen, V. Baroghel-Bouny, M. P. A. Basheer, M. Carcassès, M. Castellote, K. Cavlek, Th. Chaussadent, M. A. Climent, S. Helland F. Fluge, J. M. Frederiksen, M. Geiker, J. Gulikers, D. Hooton, J. Kropp, A. Legat, T. Luping, M. Maultzsch, S. Meijers, L. O. Nilsson, C. Page, K. H. Pettersson R. Polder, M. Salta, M. Thomas, J. Tritthart, Ø. Veńnesland.Corresponding members: S. Ahmad, N. S. Berke, J.- J. Carpio, G. Gudmundsson, O. Troconis de Rincon, R. François, P. Pedeferri, N. Buenfeld, T. Cao, I. Diaz Tang, P. R. L. Helene, J. R. Mackechnie, D. Naus, A. Raharinaivo, M. Ribas-Silva, A. Sagues, M. Setzer, C. E. Stevenson, W. Trusty.

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Castellote, M., Andrade, C. Round-robin test on chloride analysis in concrete — Part II: Analysis of water soluble chloride content. Mat. Struct. 34, 589–596 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02482124

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