The Influence of Calcium Chloride Salt Solution on the Transport Properties of Cementitious Materials
Table 1
Experimental program.
Experiment
Sample Type
Transport Testing
Conditioning
Series I: varying CaCl2 concentration
Mortar prepared using Type I and Type V cements
CaCl2 fluid absorption
() Being dried at 60°C for one week. () Performing test by exposing sample to CaCl2 solution with 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 29.8% concentration by mass for two weeks.
Oxygen diffusivity
() Being dried at 60°C for one week. () Two-week exposure to CaCl2 solution with 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 29.8% concentration by mass. () Being conditioned to reach 50% degree of saturation.
Oxygen permeability
() Being dried at 60°C for one week. () Two-week immersion in CaCl2 solution with 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 29.8% concentration by mass. () Being conditioned at 50% ± 1% RH and 23°C ± 0.5°C for at least three months.
Series II: varying degree of saturation
Mortar prepared using Type I and Type V cements
Oxygen permeability
() Being dried at 60°C for one week. () Being conditioned with DI water to reach degrees of saturation between 0% and 100%.