Research Article

Entire Process Simulation of Corrosion due to the Ingress of Chloride Ions and CO2 in Concrete

Table 1

Material parameters summary.

ParameterValue

Elastic modulus of concrete, Ec (Pa)3.25 × 1010
Poisson’s ratio of concrete, 0.20
Elastic modulus of corrosion products, Er (Pa)100 × 106
Poisson’s ratio of corrosion products, 0.49
Density of steel, (kg·m−3)7800
Water-cement ratio, W/C0.35
Environment temperature, Tc (°C)5
Environment humidity, 0.9 (0.75)
Water content of concrete, PS (%)35
Chloride content, Cfc (%)0.2
Fracture energy, (G/J·m−2)140
Concrete tensile strength, ft (N·m−2)1.71 × 106