Title:Cement-based Repair Materials: A Review of Methods for Assessing Durability
VOLUME: 6 ISSUE: 2
Author(s):Laura Simandl, Alireza Biparva and Rishi Gupta
Affiliation:Department of Civil Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C. Canada.
Keywords:Absorption, alkali silicate reactivity (ASR), freeze and thaw, permeability tests, rapid chloride permeability test
(RCPT), steel reinforcement corrosion, sulfate attack.
Abstract:Concrete’s durability is the ability to resist deterioration over time, and
maintain its engineered properties like strength, form and aesthetics. Durable concrete
is more sustainable and more economical, and a variety of techniques can be
used on hardened concrete to evaluate its durability. The techniques outlined are focused
on: freeze and thaw and scaling, alkali-silicate reactivity, petrographic examination,
abrasion and erosion, chloride content determination, steel reinforcement
corrosion potential, RCP, and fluid penetration resistance.
