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Table 13 Maximum chloride ions penetration into UHPC.

From: Ultra-High Performance Concrete: Mechanical Performance, Durability, Sustainability and Implementation Challenges

References

Curing regimes

w/b

Exposure solution

Exposure period

Maximum chloride contents

Roux et al. (1996)

20 °C water cured (60 MPa pressure applied during setting time)

0.14

0.5 M NaCl

–

0.03 % of concrete mass

Scheydt and Muller (2012)

Water cured

0.21

3 % NaCl

16 months

1.4 % by mass of binder

Thomas et al. (2012)

20 °C for 2 days and 90 °C for another 2 days

0.12

Marine environment at Treat Island

5 years

0.21 % of concrete mass