Description
Concrete Mix Design with Virtual Rapid Chloride Penetration Test (VRCPT) is a program that can optimize the concrete mix design
proportion by considering the initiation time of the chloride penetration throughout the concrete cover. The chloride penetration is estimated using
the 2nd Fick's law. The Optimization method is using Genetic Algorithm (GA). The formulation of the VRCPT is based on the work of Bentz [1]. The VRCPT core algorithm
was prepared in VC++ while the GA optimization was prepared in VC#.Net. The Graphical User Interface (GUI) is prepared in VB.Net.
Created By:
Bambang Piscesa (ITS-Indonesia)
Mudji Irmawan (ITS-Indonesia)
Program Features:
- Concrete mix design formulation is based on ACI 211.1 (Normal-Strength-Concrete).
- Customized material prices in Indonesian Rupiah (IDR).
Future Development:
- Add concrete mix design formulation for high-strength-concrete (HSC).
- Extending the VRCPT formulation for geopolymer concrete.
- Coupling VRCPT with concrete constitutive model.
References:
[1] 2007, DP Bentz, "A virtual rapid chloride permeability test.", Cement and Concrete Composites, Volume 29, Issue 10, November 2007, Pages 723-731.
Other Contributors:
No one at the moment...