Correlation Analyses on Physical and Mechanical Parameters of Concrete in Marine Environments

Jinwei Yao; Hui Song; Yizhan Yang

doi:10.3390/ma15051812

Correlation Analyses on Physical and Mechanical Parameters of Concrete in Marine Environments

Materials (Basel). 2022 Feb 28;15(5):1812. doi: 10.3390/ma15051812.

Authors

Jinwei Yao^{1

2}, Hui Song³, Yizhan Yang⁴

Affiliations

¹ Zhejiang Business Technology Institute, Ningbo 315012, China.
² Key Laboratory of Impact and Safety Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
³ Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Hydraulic & Civil Engineering Infrastructure Security, Nanchang Institute of Technology, Nanchang 330099, China.
⁴ Hubei Key Laboratory of Engineering Structural Analysis and Safety Assessment, Department of Mechanics, School of Aerospace Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.

Abstract

This work explored the correlation among the physical and mechanical parameters of concrete in marine environments during corrosion. Concrete materials with varied water-cement ratios (w/c) were soaked in four kinds of simulated seawater, including a compound solution of sodium chloride (NaCl) and magnesium sulfate (MgSO₄), a solution of MgSO₄, a solution of sodium sulfate (Na₂SO₄)_, and clear water. The macroscopic physical and mechanical parameters, such as compressive strength, tensile strength, mass change and ultrasonic wave velocity, were measured. The damage mechanism of corrosion products and microstructures was analyzed using microscopic approaches including scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), etc. Linear correlation was carried out on the abovementioned physical parameters, and the results revealed that, during corrosion, the correlation between compressive and tensile strength and mass (excluding Na₂SO₄ solution) is positive (mostly highly correlated), while that with wave velocity is poor (mostly moderately correlated).

Keywords: correlation; corrosion; macro-parameter; marine environment; micro-analysis.

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