INPUT DATA

Design life 100 years

Concrete mix details
Strength grade 40 MPa
Water/total cementitious material (w/tcm) 0.45
Cement type (pc, pfa1, pfa2, ggbs or sf) pfa1
3
Total cementitious content 400 kg/m
C3A content of Portland cement 8%
Mineral addition 25 % wt of tcm
3
Concrete density 2450 kg/m
Curing
Equivalent days of wet curing 7 days
Exposure conditions
o
Temperature 20 C
Carbon dioxide concentration 0.07 % air
Relative humidity 65 %
Reinforcement details
Bar diameter 25 mm
Corrosion criteria
Corrosion rate 0.3 microns/yr

Cover Time to corrosion (years) Time to cracking (years)

Corrosion
(mm) Typical Design to cause Typical Design
cracking

5 0 0 28 92 92
10 2 1 29 99 98
15 4 3 30 106 105
20 8 6 32 114 112
25 12 9 33 123 120
30 17 12 35 133 129
35 23 17 36 144 138
40 30 22 38 156 149
45 38 28 39 169 159
50 47 35 41 183 171
55 57 42 42 198 183
60 68 50 44 214 196
65 79 59 45 230 210
70 92 68 47 248 224
75 106 78 48 267 239