SP-308: Chloride Thresholds and Limits for New Construction

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Editors:

David Tepke

Consultant

SKA Consulting Engineers Inc.

David Trejo

Professor & Hal Pritchett Endowed Chair

Oregon State University

O. Burkan Isgor

Associate Professor

Oregon State University

Description

The detrimental influence of chlorides on the corrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete has been widely documented. The literature clearly shows that chloride concentration at the steel level must exceed a critical chloride threshold to initiate active corrosion of reinforcement embedded in concrete. It is now well accepted that this critical chloride threshold is not a unique value, but rather a range that depends on several factors. Regardless, placing concrete with chloride concentrations above the critical chloride threshold for a particular situation would result in active corrosion of the reinforcement and is therefore undesirable. Unnecessarily restrictive limits, however, can lead to preclusion of some otherwise acceptable materials or require use of supplemental materials or alternative mixture designs that may increase costs or impact sustainability. Thus, there is a need from a practical standpoint to establish conservative, yet reasonable, limits so that the effects of corrosion can be managed without undue restrictions. ACI documents place limits on the amount of chlorides that can be incorporated into new concrete – these limits are referred to as the allowable admixed chloride limits.

Documents published by ACI Committees 201 and 222 currently recommend limiting admixed chlorides based on a mass percentage of the portland cement in the concrete mixture. Other documents, such as ACI 318, limit the admixed chlorides based on weight percentage of cement. With the movement of the industry towards greener systems, the inclusion of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) as part of the cement could be beneficial. SCMs, however, when used in large quantities, have been reported to decrease the pH of the pore solution, which may lower the critical chloride threshold values. If the critical chloride threshold values for concrete systems containing only portland cement are different than the critical chloride threshold values for systems containing portland cement and SCMs, the published allowable admixed chloride limits may not be applicable. A further complication in establishing values exists due to performance-based cements in which the specific amounts of SCMs might not be known to the specifier.

This special publication (SP), based on two technical sessions held during the Fall 2015 Concrete Convention and Exposition in Denver, CO, November 8-11, 2015, addresses challenges associated with allowable admixed chloride limits, critical chloride thresholds, testing for the critical chloride threshold, binding of chlorides in different systems, and how admixed chlorides influence service life. Authors and presenters from North America and Europe provided a variety of perspectives, experiences, and opinions. Based on the presentations, the open discussion that followed the presentations, and the papers in this SP, evidence indicates that allowable chloride limits should be based on cementitious materials content including both portland cement and SCMs. However, because research on the amount of chlorides required to initiate corrosion in systems containing high SCM replacement levels suggests that there may be upper limits at which the inclusion is appropriate, it was suggested that it may be appropriate to place limits on the replacement percentages of SCMs used for calculations of cement content when determining allowable admixed chloride limits. Although the Denver sessions and the papers in this SP provide a significant move forward on better defining allowable chloride limits and likely allow for refinement of current recommendations in ACI documents, more research is needed.

On behalf of ACI Committees 201 and 222, the editors sincerely thank all authors and presenters for their efforts and contributions to the presentations, open forum, and this SP volume. Special thanks are extended to the peer reviewers of the manuscripts for their constructive comments and recommendations. The editors are also indebted to the ACI staff for their assistance in organizing the sessions, organizing the open forum, and in preparing this volume. The editors earnestly hope that this symposium and SP volume will serve as a valuable resource to those searching for data, guidance, and better clarity on allowable admixed chloride limits in concrete.

 

Document Details

Publication Year: 2016

Pages: 136

ISBN: 9781942727941

Categories: Corrosion

Formats: PDF

Table of Contents

SP-308—1

Chloride Threshold Values in Concrete – A Look Back and Ahead

Authors: Ueli M. Angst and Bernhard Elsener

SP-308—2

Confusion on Chloride Limits in Specifications that Challenge the Industry

Author: Colin L. Lobo

SP-308—3

Effect of Temperature on the Chloride Binding of Portland Cement Exposed to CaCl2

Authors: Jianqiang Wei, Bernard Tao, and W. Jason Weiss

SP-308—4

Probabilistic Treatment of Chloride Threshold

Authors: Carmen Andrade, Fabiano Tavares, Nuria Rebolledo, and David Izquierdo

SP-308—5

Accelerated Mortar Test Method to Determine Chloride Threshold Values

Authors: Neal S. Berke, Matthew A. Miltenberger, Lianfang Li, Brian Miller, and

Ralf Carvajal

SP-308—6

Impact on Anticipated Service Life of Chloride Thresholds

Author: Kyle Stanish

SP-308—7

The Influence of SCM Type and Quantity on the Critical Chloride Corrosion Threshold

Authors: David Trejo and Cody Tibbits

SP-308—8

A Thermodynamic Perspective on Admixed Chloride Limits of Concrete

Produced With SCMs

Authors: Vahid Jafari Azad and O. Burkan Isgor

SP-308—9

Effect of Fly Ash and Silica Fume on Time to Corrosion Initiation for

Specimens Exposed Long Term to Seawater

Authors: Francisco J. Presuel-Moreno and Eric I. Moreno

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