Numerical FE² Study of Chloride Ingress in Unsaturated Recycled Aggregates Concrete

[en] The analysis of the impact of Recycled Concrete Aggregates (RCA) on chloride ingress is of prime importance for the development of Recycled Aggregates Concrete. A coupled chemo-hydraulic multiscale model, using the Finite Element squared (FE2) method, has been developed, validated and calibrated. The constitutive equations using intrinsic parameters derived from laboratory experiments on concrete samples have been established. The findings indicate that the durability of Recycled Aggregates Concrete (RAC) could be comparable to that of Natural Aggregates Concrete (NAC) depending on the mixture quality and environmental conditions. The main difference in durability comes from the rate of diffusion with regards to the mortar paste adherent content.

Disciplines :

Civil engineering

Author, co-author :

Fanara, Arthur ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Urban and Environmental Engineering

Courard, Luc ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Urban and Environmental Engineering

Collin, Frédéric ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Urban and Environmental Engineering

Language :

English

Title :

Numerical FE² Study of Chloride Ingress in Unsaturated Recycled Aggregates Concrete

Publication date :

12 March 2024

Journal title :

Cement and Concrete Research

ISSN :

0008-8846

eISSN :

1873-3948

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Additional URL :

10.2139/ssrn.4756062

Funders :

FRIA - Fonds pour la Formation à la Recherche dans l'Industrie et dans l'Agriculture

Funding number :

FC 38499

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