Journal of South China University of Technology(Natural Science Edition) ›› 2025, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (12): 153-160.doi: 10.12141/j.issn.1000-565X.240573

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Computational Model for Chloride Diffusion Coefficient in Concrete Considering the Influence of Cement Type and Strength

ZHU En, YANG Lufeng   

  1. School of Civil Engineering and Architecture/Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Structural Safety of the Ministry of Education,Guangxi University,Nanning 530004,Guangxi,China
  • Received:2024-12-06 Online:2025-12-25 Published:2025-07-01
  • Contact: 杨绿峰(1966—),男,教授,博士生导师,主要从事混凝土结构耐久性与结构承载力及其优化设计研究。 E-mail:lfyang@gxu.edu.cn
  • About author:朱恩(1990—),男,博士生,主要从事混凝土耐久性设计研究。E-mail: zhuenlab@163.com
  • Supported by:
    the Guangxi Major Science and Technology Project(AA23023018);the Guangxi Key Research and Development Project(AB23026026)

Abstract:

To address the limitations of traditional models in cross-laboratory validation, this study proposes a chloride diffusion coefficient model for concrete that incorporates a cement type factor, accounting for the influence of cement type and strength grade. The model is developed through regression analysis of multi-source large-sample Rapid Chloride Migration (RCM) test data. Firstly, a comprehensive database of 179 RCM test datasets from 70 laboratories was established to analyze the effects of water-binder ratio, cement type, and strength grade on the chloride diffusion coefficient via regression. Furthermore, the cement type factor was introduced into the computational model using a two-phase regression method, and its value was determined based on the multi-source large-sample data. Finally, comparative analyses with traditional models and validation using independent test data were conducted. The results show that the proposed multi-source large-sample model improves the fitting accuracy to experimental data by 19.6% compared to conventional mono-source small-sample models. The cement type factor effectively captures the combined influence of cement type and strength, reducing the weighted average error and coefficient of variation by 32.0% and 25.0%, respectively, thereby significantly enhancing the model’s predictive precision and adaptability.

Key words: concrete, cement type factor, chloride diffusion coefficient, rapid chloride migration(RCM), multi-source large-sample

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