Accelerated migration tests which are commonly used to measure chloride diffusion in ordinary cement-based materials cannot be directly applied to composite with very low permeability, such as Ultra High-Performance Fiber Reinforced concretes (UHPFRC). In order to assess the UHPFRC enhancement on the structural durability, there is a critical need to accurately assess the permeability level of the material to chloride ions. The objective of this work is to adapt an existing set-up of accelerated chloride migration test in order to (i) better characterize the resistance of chloride ion penetration in UHPFRC; and (ii) to compare the resistance of chloride ion penetration between UHPC and UHPFRC. The material characterization, the set-up modifications of the existing accelerated migration test, the results are presented. In conclusion, the modification of the test-set-up allowed to accurately measure chloride transport of very low permeability UHPFRC and to shed light on the effect of the fiber reinforcement.
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