Optimization of Accelerated Destructive Degradation Testing of Cementitious Materials for Their Performances Qualification under Aggressive Environments: The Case of Carbonation

Table 1

Input parameters for the Hyvert model to generate data (from [15]).

Parameters	Units	Description	Characteristic values (mean-variance)	Standard deviation	Statistic distribution
	—	Error estimation of	0.84	0.52	Lognormal
	m^2/S	Diffusion coefficient out of porous zone			Normal
	Mol/l	Quantity of Portlandite Ca (OH)2	2.19	—	Deterministic
	MPa	Compressive strength of the concrete	35	2	Lognormal
	Pa	CO2 pressure on the concrete surface	30	—	Deterministic
	—	Parameter taking into account environmental conditions	1	0.1	Normal
	—	Parameter taking into account thermal treatment	0.49	—	Deterministic
	Pa	The atmospheric pressure		—	Deterministic
	K	The temperature in Kelvin	293	—	Deterministic
R	J/K·mol	The perfect gases constant	8.31	—	Deterministic
	mol/l	The quantity of CSH-hydrated calcium silicate	2.34	—	Deterministic