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Durability performance of sustainable structural concrete: Effect of coarse crushed concrete aggregate on rapid chloride migration and accelerated corrosion
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posted on 2017-10-12, 09:22 authored by Wayne Dodds, Christian Christodoulou, Chris GoodierChris Goodier, Simon Austin, D. DunneThe increasing use of crushed concrete aggregates (CCA), formerly referred to as recycled concrete aggregates (RCA), has led to research into the effects of coarse CCA in higher value structural applications. Concerns exist regarding the effect on chloride ion ingress which ultimately can cause deterioration of reinforced concrete. This concern is reflected in existing European and British concrete design standards as limitations prevent their use in environments where chlorides may be present. The rapid chloride migration coefficient and rate of accelerated corrosion of structural CEM I and CEM III/A CCA concretes was measured to determine the effect on chloride ion ingress. Three sources of coarse CCA were evaluated; results show that coarse CCA generally had a detrimental effect on the chloride ion ingress of structural concrete. However, these effects can be mitigated by the inclusion of GGBS to produce structural CEM III/A concretes, thus allowing higher proportions of coarse CCA. It is recommended that the GGBS and coarse CCA content be limited to 50% and 60% respectively as this reduces the risk of a significant detrimental effect on chloride ion ingress. The results also suggest that the limitations in existing European and British standards are conservative and sustainable structural CEM III/A concrete with the inclusion of coarse CCA could be a viable option for future responsibly sourced projects, provided that a reliable and consistent source of CCA can be obtained. This is a positive outcome for the wider implementation of coarse CCA into structural concrete applications.
Funding
The authors thank the UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC – Grant Number EPG037272), Loughborough University’s Centre for Innovative and Collaborative Construction Engineering (CICE) and AECOM for the funding of this research. The authors would also like to acknowledge AR Demolition and DSM Demolition Group for providing the three coarse CCA sources and Hanson Ltd for the cementitious materials.
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
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Construction and Building MaterialsVolume
155Pages
511 - 521Citation
DODDS, W. ... et al, 2017. Durability performance of sustainable structural concrete: Effect of coarse crushed concrete aggregate on rapid chloride migration and accelerated corrosion. Construction and Building Materials, 155, pp. 511-521.Publisher
Elsevier © The AuthorsVersion
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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by/4.0/Acceptance date
2017-08-14Publication date
2017Notes
This is an Open Access Article. It is published by Elsevier under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY). Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ISSN
0950-0618Publisher version
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- en