MCI Lab & Field TestingAndrea Hansen

Jessi MeyerMatt Drew

Agenda

• Lab Testing– ASTM G109– Modified ASTM

G109 (Cracked Beam Test)

– GC– XPS

• Field Testing– Wet Mix Testing– Alkalinity– QAC– XPS– GalvaPulse

(others)– Fugitive Dye

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ASTM G109

• Standard test method for determining the effects of chemical admixtures on the corrosion of embedded steel reinforcement in concrete exposed to chloride environments.

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MCI-2006

DCI 4 Gal

Cracked Beam Testing

• Modified ASTM G109• Includes crack as part of initial test set

up• More true to “real life”• More aggressive/faster test method

Cracked Beam Testing of Corrosion Inhibitors

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MCI 1.5 pints

DCI 4 Gal

222+ 1 Gal

Gas Chromatography (GC)

• A separation technique carried out in a packed column.

• Each peak on the recorder signifies a certain chemical.

Gas Chromatography (GC)

X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

• Performed on:– MCI 2020– MCI 2020 M– MCI 2022– MCI 2021

• Shows MCI actually absorbed onto steel reinforcement

• Confirmed ability of MCI to displace chlorides.

MCI Slides

XPS analysis after 450 days, Mass Concentration %

SampleEtch Time(seconds)

Fe 2p O 1s C 1s N 1s Cl 2p Ca 2p Si 2p

Untreated 0 6.27 42.71 30.67 0.19 1.07 14.19 4.97

Untreated 120 13.60 39.43 23.08 0.14 1.06 17.59 5.19

Untreated 240 14.65 38.77 22.35 0.11 1.01 18.18 5.03

Inhibitor A 0 2.30 42.22 29.90 1.16 0.95 17.28 6.26

Inhibitor A 120 2.53 43.01 25.17 1.12 0.93 20.14 7.18

Inhibitor A 240 2.56 43.85 21.95 1.05 1.40 22.19 7.09

Inhibitor B 0 2.02 40.20 38.55 1.32 0.87 11.54 5.53

Inhibitor B 120 2.22 41.74 32.13 1.29 0.86 15.41 6.42

Inhibitor B 240 2.82 43.61 28.99 1.15 0.83 15.92 6.68

Detection of NS Admixtures in Wet

Concrete• HACH Silica Test Kit

– Model SI-5, Ranges 0-40 and 0-800mg/L

• “Wet samples” of concrete – Control– MCI-2005 NS or

MCI-2006 NS

Gecor 6 - James Instruments

• Measures RH, temp, HCP, and concrete resistivity

• Non-destructive polarization technique• 100 readings can be stored at a time• Weighs 9 pounds

Photo from James Instruments Inc Website

GalvaPulse - Germann Instruments

• Linear Polarization Resistance

• Half Cell Potentials

• Smaller and faster than Gecor 6

Galva Pulse

Photo from Galva Pulse Manual

Galva Pulse

Corrosion

Current,µA/cm2

CorrosionRate,

µm/year

CorrosionLevel

Time to VisibleDeterioration

< 0.5 < 5.8 Passive N/A

0.5 to 5 5.8 to 58 Low > 10 years

5 to 15 58 to 174 Moderate 3 to 10 years

> 15 >174 High < 2 years

Corrosion rates by Thomas Frolund, 2002(with GalvaPulse instrument)Chart from GalvaPulse

Manual

LPR Corrator Probes - Rohrback Cosasco Systems

Photo from Corrator Website

• Linear Polarization Resistance

• Electrical Resisitivity

• Temperature sensor

Model 800 Monitoring Devices

Photos from Corrator Website

• Monitor via small test instruments or remote data collection

• More Automated CorrData Instruments

Humidity Testing

• ASTM-F-1869• ASTM-F-2170• ASTM-D-4263

Photo from James Instruments Website

Depth of Carbonation

• Deep Purple Indicator, German Instruments, Inc.

• Rainbow Indicator, Germann Instruments, Inc

Photos from German Instruments Website

Depth of Carbonation

• James Instruments, Inc.• Carbo Detect• ASR Detect

Photo taken from German Instruments Website

Sample Preparation

Alkalinity

• HACH Alkalinity Test – Model AL-AP MG-

L– 5-400 mg/L– Catalog #2443-01

• Alkalinity Treated > Alkalinity Control

QAC Test

• EM Quant Test Strips– 0-500 mg/l– Cat. #17920-1

Equipment & Test Firms• Test Firms• American

Engineering & Testing, MN

• H.C. Nutting, OH• CTL, IL, MD, NH• WJE, 20 Offices

• NDT Equipment• Germann

Instruments• James Instruments• Durham Geo Slope

Indicator• Elcometer

Instruments• Humboldt

Manufacturing