Cement type |
Type I |
Aggregate type |
Dense crushed limestone |
Tri-calcium silicate (C3S) [%] |
60.44 |
Di-calcium silicate (C2S) [%] |
20.88 |
Tri-calcium aluminate (C3A) [%] |
10.99 |
Tetra-calcium aluminoferrite (C4AF) [%] |
7.69 |
Water-cement (w/c) ratio |
0.50 |
Air content, ac [%] |
6 |
Aggregate-to-cement (a/c) ratio |
4.5 |
Curing duration, tcu [days] |
14 |
RH during curing, RHcu [%] |
See Figure 10
|
Temperature during curing, Tcu [K] |
See Figure 10
|
Age of concrete at the start of the exposure [days] |
14 |
Exposure duration, texp [years] |
15 |
RH during exposure, RHexp [%] |
See Figure 10
|
Temperature during exposure, Texp [K] |
See Figure 10
|
Temporal function of surface Cl− concentration, Cs (t) [M] |
See Equation (32) |
Temporal function of surface O2 concentration, O2 (t) [M] |
3 × 10−4
|
Cl− diffusion coefficient in capillary water at 298 K, Dcw [m2/s] |
2.03 × 10−9
|
Critical RH, RHc [%] |
75 |
Activation energy for hydration reactions, ΔUhyd [kJ/mol] |
22.44 |
Activation energy for Cl− diffusion in capillary water, Δ [kJ/mol] |
17.0 |
Activation energy for RH diffusion, Δ [kJ/mol] |
38.9 |