Service life prediction of lining concrete of subsea tunnel under combined compressive load and carbonation |
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Authors: | Jingru Chen Xiaocui Song Tiejun Zhao and Li Tian |
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Affiliation: | (1) School of Planning Architecture and Civil Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast, David Keir Building, Stranmillis Road, Belfast, BT9 5AG, UK |
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Abstract: | Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay subsea tunnel is the second self-built tunnel in China with the designed service life over 100 years.
The durability of lining concrete are one of an important factors to determinate the service life of tunnel. Considering the
main environmental loads and mechanical loads of subsea tunnel, the durability properties of lining concrete under combined
action of compressive load and carbonation has been studied through the critical compressive load test, accelerated carbonation
test, natural carbonation test and capillary suction test. The tests results show that critical compressive load apparently
accelerates the carbonation and deteriorates the anti-permeability of concrete. Under the combined action of critical compressive
load and carbonation, the durability of lining concrete decreases. Based on the carbonization life criteria and research results,
for the high-performance concrete with proposed mix ratio, the predicted service life of lining concrete for Jiaozhou bay
subsea tunnel is about 80 years which fails to reach the required service life. It is necessary to adopt other measurements
simultaneously to improve the durability of lining concrete. |
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