Output details
14 - Civil and Construction Engineering
University College London
Article title
Chloride penetration in concrete subject to wet/dry cycling: influence of moisture content
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Proceedings of the ICE - Structures and Buildings
Article number
-
Volume number
166
Issue number
-
First page of article
1
ISSN of journal
0965-0911
Year of publication
2013
URL
-
Number of additional authors
2
Additional information
First of three papers aimed at elucidating the role of absorption to chloride penetration in partially saturated concrete, first identified by TRL as the probable major cause of premature deterioration of bridges. The study conducted over a six year period shows that as much as 30% of protection provided by the concrete cover recommended in BS8500: Part 1 can be lost after exposure to just one wet/dry cycle. The results further show that the value of surface chloride content used to estimate the depth of concrete cover for this exposure class (XD3) in BS8500: Part 1 has been significantly underestimated.
Interdisciplinary
-
Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
None
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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