Research Article

Sensitivity of Service Life Extension and CO2 Emission due to Repairs by Silane Treatment Applied on Concrete Structures under Time-Dependent Chloride Attack

Table 1

Application time, effective duration, and effect of silane treatment.

Silane treatment strategyApplication timeEff. duration (yrs) (tDUR)Diffusion coefficient of silane-treated concrete during effective durationEff. depth (mm) (xp)
First (tFIRST)Sub. (tSUB)

SL1At year 5Every 7.559
SL2

Note. α is the ratio of diffusion coefficient of original concrete to that of silane-treated concrete and is equal to 12%. tAPP is equal to the years 5, 12.5, 20, 27.5, 35, and so on. β is the rate of the deterioration of silane treatment.