Long-term forecast of Ca leaching from mortar and associated degeneration

The purpose of this study is the long-term forecast of Ca leaching from mortar and degeneration with Ca leaching. First, a technique for long-term forecasting of Ca leaching from mortar was constructed. Here, Ca is made to dissolve out by combining the electrochemical acceleration test with the diffusion test; it was converted on the basis of Ca leaching rate in real time and was carried out to a long-term forecast of Ca leaching. Next, the long-term forecast technique of mortar degeneration with Ca leaching was constructed. Here, Ca is made to dissolve out by the electrochemical acceleration test, and the mortar was evaluated experimentally. The result of the accelerated degeneration test was checked with the real time conversion result obtained by the long-term forecast of Ca leaching. Finally, predicted results of the degradation with Ca leaching were compared with the survey result of existing structures used for 30 years. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.