Abstract

Extending the service life of reinforced concrete structures can effectively reduce the economic, environmental, resource and energy costs throughout their life cycle. However, a large number of reinforced concrete structures often suffer from corrosion of reinforcing bars due to chloride ion erosion in various environments, which leads to deterioration of performance, the loss of functionality and even safety accidents. As a barrier between reinforcing steel and the external environment, protective layer concrete can effectively prevent chloride ions from contacting the surface of reinforcing steel, thus delaying the corrosion of reinforcing steel and improving the durability of reinforced concrete structures. Ultra-high-performance concrete has a dense microstructure due to its low water-to-cement ratio and elimination of coarse aggregates, which can greatly impede the transport of chloride ions within it, and thus it is expected to significantly improve the service life of reinforced concrete infrastructure. Based on this, this paper firstly summarizes the basic mechanism of chloride ion transport inside cementitious materials, including the movement mode and physicochemical binding mechanism of chloride ions inside the cementitious, and analyzes the current research status and improvement methods of the chloride ion penetration and chloride ion binding capacity of ultra-high-performance concrete.

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