Rapid Chloride Ion Permeability Test: Data on Concretes Incorporating Supplementary Cementing Materials

This paper gives the results of an investigation on the chloride ion permeability of concretes incorporating supplementary cementing materials, and it uses the Rapid Determination of Chloride Permeability Test (AASHTO T277-83). A total of 18 concrete mixtures were made and these included mixtures incorporating silica fume (8 percent replacement or addition to the cement by mass) or ground granulated blast-furnace slags (50 percent replacement by mass), or fly ash (25 percent replacement by mass). The water cement (w/c) of the mixtures investigated ranged from 0.21 to 0.71. From each mixture, a number of 152 x 305 mm cylinders for compressive strength testing and 102 x 203 mm cylinders for determining the chloride permeability were made. Porosity measurements were also performed on some of the concrete specimens. The test results showed that the use of supplementary cementing materials significantly reduced the chloride ion permeability of concrete. Silica fume and blast furnace slags investigated seem to be particularly efficient for producing concrete almost impermeable to chloride ions.