Wichian Chalee. Effect of Fly Ash Finenesses and W/B Ratios on Concrete in Marine Environment. Doctoral Degree(Civil Engineering). King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi. KMUTT Library.. : King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, 2553-01-23.
Effect of Fly Ash Finenesses and W/B Ratios on Concrete in Marine Environment
Abstract:
In this study, chloride penetration profile, compressive strength, water permeability, and steel corrosion of fly ash concretes with various covering depths at marine environment were investigated. Control concretes were designed by using Portland cement type I and V with water to binder (W/B) ratios of 0.65, 0.55, and 0.45. For each W/B ratio, fly ash concretes were cast by using two different median particle size of fly ash (30.6 and 9.7 urn for original and classified fly ashes, respectively) from Mae Moh to partly replace Portland cement type I at percentages of 15, 25, 35, and 50% by weight of binder. Concrete cube specimens of 200 mm were cast and steel bars of l2-mm in diameter and 50-mm in length were embedded at coverings of 10,20, 50, and 75 mm. Subsequently, the hardened concrete specimens were cured in fresh water until the age of 28 days and then were exposed to tidal zone of marine environment in Chonburi province. The specimens were tested for chloride penetration profile, corrosion of embedded steel bar, and compressive strength after being exposed to tidal zone of sea water for 2,3,4 and 5
years. In addition, water permeability of concrete specimens at 5-year exposure in sea water were also investigated.
The results showed that original and classified fly ash concretes gained higher strength development between 28 days to 5-year exposure than the control concretes, especially in concretes with higher W/B ratios (0.55 and 0.65). In addition, the increase in compressive strength of 50%-fly ash concrete was higher than those of all concrete specimens and the use of classified fly ash gave higher compressive strength than that of original fly ash.
Concretes mixed with Portland cement type I tended to have lower chloride pene.ration profile than those mixed with Portland cement type V. The increase of fly ash finenesses and replacement level in concrete reduced the chloride penetration. In addition, the use of fly ash with higher fineness in concrete had more effect on reducing chloride penetration rate than the one with lower fineness. Embedded steel bar in Portland cement type V concrete had more rusty steel than that of Portland cement type I concrete for the same W/B ratio. The use of both original and classified fly ashes could reduce the corrosion of embedded steel bar. Interestingly, concretes with the replacement of original fly ash at 25 to 50% with W/B ratio of 0.65 did not have corrosion of embedded steel bar at 50-mm covering depth at 5-year exposure in marine environment and presented the corrosion resistance as good as the control concretes with W/B ratio of 0.45. Finally, the increase in fly ash replacement
and fly ash fineness distinctly decreased the coefficient of water permeability of concrete.