| Abstract: | Presented herein is a numerical model to predict the carbonation depth of Portland cement (PC) and blended cement concrete under a wide range of environmental conditions. The improved model for hydration of PC and activity of blended cement is proposed and used in this carbonation model. This carbonation model can be used for concrete made of silica fume, fly ash and slag with various chemical composition and particle size distribution. The saturation degree of concrete during carbonation process and the preconditioning before accelerated carbonation test were also considered to improve the ability of the model to predict the carbonation depth of concrete under natural condition or an accelerated condition. The predicted results are in good agreement with the experimental results. |
