Chloride-induced reinforcing steel corrosion in ternary concretes containing fly ash and untreated sugarcane bagasse ash

Víctor Alberto Franco-Luján, Marco Antonio Maldonado-García, José Manuel Mendoza-Rangel, Pedro Montes-García

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Abstract

The corrosion of reinforced ternary concretes containing fly ash (FA) and untreated sugarcane bagasse ash (UtSCBA) was evaluated. Chloride-ion diffusion at 28 and 90 days, as well as microstructural properties, percentage of voids, and compressive strength (CS) in cylinders were evaluated at 2500 days of age. Moreover, corrosion was monitored in prismatic specimens exposed to a NaCl solution by corrosion potentials and linear polarization resistance techniques. Results show that the combination of FA plus UtSCBA decreased the chloride-ion diffusion and did not affect the compressive strength (CS) of the concrete. For the studied concretes, the combination of FA plus UtSCBA appears a suitable option against chloride-induced corrosion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)608-618
Number of pages11
JournalConstruction and Building Materials
Volume198
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Feb 2019

Keywords

  • Corrosion
  • Ecological concretes
  • Electrochemical techniques
  • Long-term durability
  • Untreated sugarcane bagasse ash

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