Experimental Research on High Performance Concrete under Drying-Wetting Cycles in Saline-Lake Environment

Abstract

Aiming at the corrosion problem of concrete structure of bridges in Chaerhan salt lake area, the paper puts forward a new method of using multi-defense lines against salt erosion, helpful to improve the durability of concrete structures. Single factor experiment of salt erosion and a dual-action experiment of salt erosion and drying-wetting cycles were conducted, using 3 kinds of concrete specimens, including simple high performance concrete (HPC), HPC coated with waterproof material outside and HPC mixed with waterproof material. Results of experiments show that high performance concrete prepared in the experiments has good anti-corrosion performance. Moreover, HPC with multi-defense lines application effectively delays salt erosion to concrete, and lengthens service life of concrete structures in saline-lake environment.