Comparison of Material Properties of SCC Concrete with Steel Fibres Related to Ingress of Chlorides

Abstract

The paper focuses on the evaluation of chloride ion diffusion coefficient of self-compacting concrete with steel fibre reinforcement. The reference concrete from Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) and Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) with several values of added steel fibres—0%, 1% and 2% of weight—were cast in order to investigate the effect of fibres. The three procedures of diffusion coefficient calculation are presented—rapid chloride penetration test, accelerated penetration tests with chloride as well as the surface measurement of electrical resistivity using Wenner probe. The resulting diffusion coefficients obtained by all methods are compared and evaluated regarding the basic mechanical properties of concrete mixtures.