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Chloride diffusion in concrete with carbonated recycled coarse aggregates under biaxial compression

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Chloride attack on concrete structures is affected by the complex stress state inside concrete, and the effect of recycled aggregates renders this process more complex. Enhancing the chloride resistance of recycled concrete in a complex environment via carbonization facilitates the popularization and application of recycled concrete and alleviates the greenhouse effect. In this study, the chloride ion diffusion and deformation properties of recycled concrete after carbonization are investigated using a chloride salt load-coupling device. The results obtained demonstrate that the chloride ion diffusivity of recycled concrete first decreases and then increases as the compressive load increases, which is consistent with the behavior of concrete, in that it first undergoes compressive deformation, followed by crack propagation. Carbonation enhances the performance of the recycled aggregates and reduces their porosity, thereby reducing the chloride diffusion coefficient of the recycled concrete under different compressive load combinations. The variation in the chloride ion diffusivity of the carbonized recycled aggregate concrete with the load is consistent with a theoretical formula.

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This study was sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 52168015 and 51768005), the Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi (No. 2018GXNSFAA281333), and the Interdisciplinary Scientific Research Foundation of Guangxi University (No. 202200227).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Structural Safety of Ministry of Education, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China

    Jingwei Ying

  2. College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China

    Jingwei Ying & Weibeng Wang

  3. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Engineering Safety, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China

    Weibeng Wang

  4. Department of Structural Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China

    Jianzhuang Xiao

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Ying, J., Wang, W. & Xiao, J. Chloride diffusion in concrete with carbonated recycled coarse aggregates under biaxial compression. Front. Struct. Civ. Eng. 17, 637–648 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-023-0902-0

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