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Natural carbonation of concrete: An Initiation model for service life prediction
Quoc Huy Vu1
,
Gabriel Pham2*
,
Bruno Huet1
,
Rémi Barbarulo1
1Ph.D, Holcim Innovation Center, Saint Quentin Fallavier, France
2Research Engineer, Holcim Innovation Center, Saint Quentin Fallavier, France
*Corresponding Author
30 June 2024. pp. 176-197
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Abstract

A full predictive engineer model with a limited number of calibrating parameters for natural carbonation of concrete is derived, calibrated and validated. The model relies on the experimental link between natural and accelerated carbonation. The model is based on the concrete mix-design, the curing period and the climatic conditions as input parameters. The model is calibrated and validated on experimental data published in the recent scientific literature covering 1) a water to binder ratio from 0.4 to 0.8, 2) a percentage of clinker from 15 to 100%, with limestone, slag, fly-ash, pozzolan as supplementary cementitious materials, 3) climatic data characterized by an annual temperature from 10°C to 27°C, a RH from 34% to 76% and a number of rainy days per year from 9 to 90 days, 4) a curing duration from 1 day to 6 months. The accelerated carbonation rate is estimated with the mix design with reasonable number of fitting parameters. A simple relationship links natural carbonation in sheltered condition protected from rain to accelerated carbonation by considering the effect of exposure temperature and relative humidity, the impact of curing and a correction factor proving the relevance of using an accelerated test as a durability indicator as proposed in the standards. The model reproduces the carbonation with an uncertainty of a few millimeters for both early age and mature curing in controlled, sheltered and unsheltered carbonation conditions. This allows a step further towards the estimation of the whole service life of structures in real climate and curing conditions.

Keywords
service life
curing
real climate
natural carbonation
concrete
model
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  • Publisher :Sustainable Building Research Center (ERC) Innovative Durable Building and Infrastructure Research Center
  • Publisher(Ko) :건설구조물 내구성혁신 연구센터
  • Journal Title :International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development
  • Volume : 15
  • No :2
  • Pages :176-197
  • Received Date : 2024-02-15
  • Accepted Date : 2024-05-02
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.22712/susb.20240014
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