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%.