Influence of diffusion properties on the service life of concrete structure under chloride exposed environment

Abstract

Recently, a variety of studies has been carried out to predict or design service life of concrete. To obtain a controlled durability and long-term performance of concrete structures under chloride attacking environments, durability analysis on chloride diffusion needs to be conducted with major design variables such as the diffusion coefficient, chloride corrosion threshold value, and chloride ion content at surface as random variables. Therefore, this study has explored the influence of diffusion properties on the service life of concrete structures.

Keywords: Durability, Service life, Chloride, Concrete