Exploring Exact Effects of Various Factors on Chloride Diffusion in Cracked Concrete: ABAQUS-Based Mesoscale Simulations

• Published in: Materials Vol. 16; no. 7; p. 2830
• Main Authors: Zhao, Ruiqi, Wang, Mengli, Guan, Xuemao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 02.04.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: ABAQUS; Aggregates; Analysis; Cement; Chloride; chloride diffusion; Chloride ions; concrete; Cracking (fracturing); Cracks; Damage; damage zone; Diffusion effects; Diffusion layers; Finite element method; Hydration; Mathematical models; Mesoscale phenomena; numerical simulation; Simulation; Simulation methods; Thermal cycling; Water-cement ratio; concrete; chloride diffusion; damage zone; ABAQUS; numerical simulation

Chloride ion attack is a major cause of concrete durability problems, and existing studies have rarely addressed the effects of damage zones. In this paper, an improved mesoscale model including five phases was constructed using the finite element software ABAQUS to study the diffusivity of chloride...