Research Article

Development of Steel Fiber-Reinforced Expanded-Shale Lightweight Concrete with High Freeze-Thaw Resistance

Table 4

Specified minimum value of the DF.

Design service life100 years50 years30 years
Environmental conditionHighly saturatedModerately saturatedHighly saturatedModerately saturatedHighly saturatedModerately saturated

Severe cold area0.800.700.700.600.650.50
Cold area0.700.600.600.500.600.45
Partial freezing area0.600.600.500.450.500.40