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2010 889
DOI 10.1007/s11595-010-0114-z
Abstract: The single influence of capillary porosity and coupling effects of absolute basicity
and capillary porosity on concrete carbonation were investigated. The experimental results showed that
carbonation rate of concrete at a given absolute basicity (AB) increased moderately with the increase of
the porosity ranging from 6.2% to 9.25%, and increased rapidly with porosity from 9.25% to
12.8%.The coupling effect mainly embodied in disappeared mutation point of capillary porosity, and
the distributing regions of carbonation depth were clearly partitioned in the coupling influence of ab-
solute basicity and capillary porosity. A design method on carbonation related durability of concrete
based on the coupling effects was proposed.
Key words: absolute basicity; capillary porosity; coupling effects; carbonation rate
shows the changes of porosity with different water/binder other hand, it is vice versa. Fig.3 also shows that carbonation
ratio. The result is consistent with the literature reporting coefficient of concrete decreases with prolonged carbonation
the relationship between water/binder ratio of concrete age. For concrete with 6.2% porosity, the 3-day D f is 2.51,
and porosity[17]. and 28-day D f is 1.70. Hereby the decrease of D f is 32%.
The decreasing effect may be caused by the drop of CO2
concentration inside concrete. This finding is in agreement
with the report by D Russell[18].
Fig.4 The coupling effect of basicity and capillary porosity on carbonization of concrete at 28-dage