Research Article

A Thermo-Hygro-Coupled Model for Chloride Penetration in Concrete Structures

Table 2

Material parameters and input data for simulated concrete specimen.

ParameterValue

Water to cement ratio, w/c0.55
Volume fraction of aggregate, 0.65
Cement typeI
Curing time (days)28
Heat capacity,
(J/kg °K)
1,000
Thermal diffusivity,
(W/m °K)
2

The values are taken from Isgor and Razaqpur [15].