Chloride diffusivity in red mud-ordinary portland cement concrete determined by migration tests
AUTOR(ES)
Ribeiro, Daniel Véras, Labrincha, João Antonio, Morelli, Márcio Raymundo
FONTE
Mat. Res.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
06/05/2011
RESUMO
Red mud, which is a solid waste produced in the alumina production process, is classified as dangerous due to its high pH. In this work, the concentration of chlorides was monitored by measuring the conductivity of the anolyte, which initially was distilled water. The steady and nonsteady-state chloride diffusion coefficients were estimated from the "time lag"� and "equivalent time" between diffusion and migration experiments. The capillary water absorption, apparent porosity and pore size distribution of concretes were also analyzed. The addition of red mud apparently ensured lower chloride diffusion in the tested mixtures due to its superfine particle-size distribution and its "filler"� effect. Red mud lengthened the service life of the concrete to 35 years (double that of the reference concrete). This finding is very positive since it indicates a delay in the onset of the rebar corrosion process caused by the migration of chloride ions.
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