Abstract
The research paper outlines an experimental setup to examine the blended and reinforced concrete strength and corrosion rate. Specimens were primed with reinforced steel, unary with 100% Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), and quaternary consisting of the varying proportion of OPC (74%), Ground granulated blast-furnace slag (20%), Metakaolin (5%), and Colloidal nano-silica (1%). Therefore, cubes were fabricated and underwent a curing process lasting 7, 14, and 28 days. These specimens were then dispatched to evaluate their compressive strength, and a protocol established by an Indian standard was employed. In addition, a half-cell device was utilized to track the corrosion behaviour of the specimens. Outcomes of cured specimens proclaim the gain in compressive strength for the quaternary blended specimens and also show a reducing electrolyte potential of up to 3.82 × 10–7 A/m2 and a current electrolyte density of up to 2.42 × 10–7 A/m2 for the cathode to anode (C/A) ratio of 4/1 corrosion rate. The results indicate that a higher number of connected passive bars can lead to a faster anodic response rate and reduced potentiodynamic values. Comsol Multiphysics software was used to compute the concrete's potential and current density patterns using the finite-element technique.
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Kudale, S.S., Gidde, M.R. Potentiodynamic resistance shifts in reinforcing steel placed in the concrete comprising supplementary cementitious material. Asian J Civ Eng 24, 2825–2835 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42107-023-00677-3
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