Abstract
Addition of fly ash has beneficial effects on some mechanical properties of concrete, as well as on the corrosion process induced by the chloride ion. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of fly ash addition on the corrosion process occurring in reinforced concrete exposed simultaneously to carbon dioxide and chloride. The corrosion process of steel rebars embedded in mortar with 15% and 30% of fly ash was tested under carbon dioxide and sodium chloride contamination. Monitoring of open circuit potential and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) were used to follow the corrosion process. Results have shown that under accelerated carbonation fly ash mortar shows higher corrosion rates. The chloride content in mortar exposed to accelerated carbonation increases with the amount of fly ash. However, under natural carbonation it decreases with the addition of fly ash.
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