Concrete member has been subjected to dead and live loads in use, and the induced stress can affect not only structural but also durability behavior. In mass concrete construction, construction joint are required, however cold joint usually occur due to poor surface treatment and delayed concrete placing. The concrete with joint is vulnerable to both shear stress and chloride ingress. This paper presents a quantitative evaluation of cold joint and loading conditions on chloride diffusion behavior. With increasing tensile stress from 30% to 60%, chloride diffusion coefficient gradually increases, which shows no significant difference from result in the sound concrete. However chloride diffusion coefficient under 30% level of compressive stress significantly increases by 1.70 times compared with normal condition. Special attention should be paid for the enlarged diffusion behavior cold joint concrete under compressive stress.
This paper presents a quantitative evaluation of water permeability in concrete with cold joint considering mineral admixture and loading conditions. Concrete samples with OPC (Ordinary Portland Cement) and GGBFS(Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag) are prepared considering 0.6 of W/C ratio and 40% of replacement. 30% and 60% loading levels for compression and 60% loading level for tension are induced to concrete samples.In compression conditions, the permeability in control case shows 2.41×10-11 m/s in OPC concrete, and it changes to 2.07×10 -11 m/s (30% of peak) and 2.36×10 m/s (60% of peak). Permeability coefficients decreases in 30% of compressive level but increases in 60% level, while results in tensile level increases rapidly. This shows pore structure in concrete is condensed and with loading and permeability increases due to micro-cracking. Permeability evaluation considering the effects of loading conditions, cold joint, and GGBFS is verified to be important since water permeability greatly changes due to their effects.
Concrete is a attractive construction material, however durability problem occur due to steel corrosion, which leads propagation to structural safety problem. The recently developed FRP (Fiber Reinforced Plastic) Hybrid Bar has an engineering merit of both structural steel and FRP.Accelerated corrosion test for RC (Reinforced Concrete) samples with normal steel and FRP Hybriud Bar are performed and their flexural capacity is evaluated. Furthermore UV(Ultrasonic Velocity) measurement is attempted for analysis of variation of UV due to corrosion condition.After corrosion test, there is no significant reduction in RC beam with FRP hybrid bar but 11.5% of reduction in the case of normal steel is evaluated with 3.3% of UV reduction. For commercial production of FRP hybrid bar, bond strength evaluation through long-term submerged corrosion is required.
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