Comparative study on induced macrocell corrosion phenomenon in repaired ordinary reinforced and self-compacting concrete structures

Abstract

This paper aimed at an experimental investigation of the comparative corrosion phenomenon in the reinforcing steel of repaired chloride contaminated self-compacting concrete (SCRC) and ordinary concrete (OC) patches. This research is a continuation of a previous study in which macrocell specimens were prepared with OC having different chloride contaminations simulating the actual patch repair in the construction field. Here, in this research, the same specimens were prepared with SCRC to investigate more deeply the macrocell phenomenon in SCRC, which received limited attention in the past. Four prismatic specimens with two sets of 5 and 3% chloride contaminated SCRC at the two ends were prepared respectively, and the middle portion of these specimens was cast after 24 h with uncontaminated SCRC simulating the actual patch repair in the field. After 1 year of experimental observations of corrosion potentials and corrosion rates, interesting and novel results were obtained in comparison with OC and SCRC specimens.

Keywords

Self-compacting concrete Ordinary reinforced concrete Chloride contamination Reinforcing steel Macrocell corrosion Patch repair

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