The behavior of a new type of secondary anode material made of carbon fiber reinforced cement used for cathodic protection of steel in concrete was studied. The mechanical, electrical and electrochemical properties of this conductive mortar were investigated. Results indicate that the addition of carbon fiber enhances the strength and ductility of the mortar, as well as the electrical property. The anodic polarization behavior was tested on specimens immersed in aqueous solutions of saturated Ca（OH）2 in the presence or absence of 3% NaCl. Based on impedance measurements the electrochemical parameters of conductive mortar were calculated. It is shown that the investigated conductive mortar can be used in cathodic protection of reinforced concrete. The study also shows that the optimum fiber content in mortar should be in the range from 0.5 vol% to 0.7 vol%.
Chemical titration method and lab-made chloride probes were jointly adopted to investigate the effects of water-to-cement (W/C) ratio and the impressed current density on chloride transport for cement-based materials during electrochemical chloride extraction (ECE) process.The dissolution of bound chlorides and the effect of current density on dissolution were analyzed.The variations of chloride concentration at different depths and the chloride transference process were monitored.Test results show that W/C ratios adopted have slight influence on chloride extraction,while chloride extraction efficiency is mainly determined by the impressed current density.During ECE process a portion of bound chloride ions dissolved and the amount of bound chlorides released is directly proportional to current density.
YAO Wu & ZHAO Zheng Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials (Tongji University),Ministry of Education of China,Shanghai 200092,China
