Materiales de Construcción, Vol 70, No 339 (2020)

Behaviour of a high-performance self-compacting concrete (HPSCC) with ternary mixtures of nano- and microsilica in the presence of chlorides


https://doi.org/10.3989/mc.2020.10619

E. Reyes
Dpto. Ingeniería Civil, Construcción, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
orcid https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1284-7335

J. Massana
Dpto. de Ingeniería Agroforestal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y Biosistemas. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
orcid https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2960-0491

F. Alonso
Dpto. de Ingeniería Agroforestal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y Biosistemas. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
orcid https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5095-385X

N. León
Dpto. Ingeniería Civil, Construcción, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
orcid https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6427-798X

A. Moragues
Dpto. Ingeniería Civil, Construcción, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
orcid https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7819-3066

Abstract


In this paper, the influence of additions of nanosilica (nSi) and microsilica (mSi) on the behav­iour of binary and ternary mixtures in chloride environments is studied. The main objective is to obtain high-performance self-compacting concrete (HPSCC) with a high durability which can meet specific demands in such aggressive environments. Ten blends were manufactured using Portland cement (CEM I 52.5 R) and additions of nSi and mSi in binary and ternary mixtures. The results of three tests frequently used to evaluate resistance to chloride penetration– electrical resistivity, migration and chloride diffusion –were studied and compared. Both binary and ternary mixtures presented significant improvements in chloride resistance, generally in proportion to the total content of the addition. In all the ternary mixtures, high resistivity is obtained, which indicates that such mixtures have a notably low chloride penetrability. Furthermore, these mixtures provided extremely low chloride diffusion coefficients even at small addition ratios.

Keywords


High-performance concrete; Active addition; Durability; Diffusion; Corrosion

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