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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 364, 2022
International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting (ICCRRR 2022)
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Article Number | 04023 | |
Number of page(s) | 7 | |
Section | Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting - Service Life Extension: Methods and Materials | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202236404023 | |
Published online | 30 September 2022 |
Ion distribution in concrete overlay, mapped by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), modified by an embedded zinc anode
1
CAS Composite Anode Systems GmbH, Vienna, Austria
2
Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung, Berlin, Germany (BAM)
* Corresponding author: schwarz@cas-composite.com
Galvanic corrosion protection by embedded zinc anodes is an accepted technique for the corrosion protection of reinforcing steel in concrete. Galvanic currents flow between the zinc anode and the steel reinforcement due to the potential difference that is in the range of a few hundred mV. The ion distribution was studied on two steel reinforced concrete specimens admixed with 3 wt.% chloride/wt. cement and galvanically protected by a surface applied EZ-anode. On both specimens, a zinc anode was embedded and glued to the concrete surface by a geo-polymer-based chloride-free binder. At one specimen, the EZ-anode was operated for 2,5 years, the EZ-anode at the other specimen was not electrically connected to the reinforcement, this specimen serves as a reference. Both specimens have been stored under identical conditions. The ion distribution between the anode (EZ-ANODE) and cathode (steel reinforcement) was studied by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) after 7 months, 12 months, and 2,5 years. Results of the LIBS studies on the specimen with activated EZ-anode after 7 months, 12 months, and 2,5 years and of the reference specimen after 2,5 years are reported. Results show that diffusion of ions contributes to the changes in the ion distribution but migration, especially of chlorides towards the EZ-anode is significant despite the weak electric field – several hundred millivolts generated by the galvanic current. Results show that chloride ions accumulate near the zinc-anode as in water-insoluble zinc-hydroxy chlorides Simonkolleit.
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