Relating Rapid Chloride Migration Coefficient of Blast Furnace Slag Concrete to Capillary Pore Structure Parameters

Abstract

Blast furnace slag blended concrete is widely used in infrastructure, and its chloride resistance is of great concern. This paper experimentally investigated the capillary pore structure and chloride resistance of blast furnace slag blended concrete. Blast furnace slag was proved to be able to optimize the critical pore radius and decrease the proportion of detrimental capillary pores (with radius between 50 nm and 10,000 nm). Meanwhile, the benefit of BFS in improving the chloride resistance was proved. Finally, regression analysis showed that the rapid migration coefficient is proportional to the critical pore radius and the detrimental capillary pore proportion. Nevertheless, the rapid migration coefficient is not closely related to the capillary porosity.