Concrete Sewer Pipe Corrosion Induced by Sulphuric Acid Environment
Corrosion of concrete sewer pipes induced by
sulphuric acid attack is a recognised problem worldwide, which is not
only an attribute of countries with hot climate conditions as thought
before. The significance of this problem is by far only realised when
the pipe collapses causing surface flooding and other severe
consequences. To change the existing post-reactive attitude of
managing companies, easy to use and robust models are required to
be developed which currently lack reliable data to be correctly
calibrated. This paper focuses on laboratory experiments of
establishing concrete pipe corrosion rate by submerging samples in to
0.5pH sulphuric acid solution for 56 days under 10ºC, 20ºC and 30ºC
temperature regimes. The result showed that at very early stage of the
corrosion process the samples gained overall mass, at 30ºC the
corrosion progressed quicker than for other temperature regimes,
however with time the corrosion level for 10ºC and 20ºC regimes
tended towards those at 30ºC. Overall, at these conditions the
corrosion rates of 10 mm/year, 13,5 mm/year and 17 mm/year were
observed.
[1] G. H. Koch, M. P. H. Brongers, N. G. Thompson, Y. P. Virmani J. H.
Payer, “Corrosion Costs and Preventive Strategies in the United States,”
NACE International, 2002.
[2] CPAA, Report: “Concrete Pipe Facts.” Available online, 2014.
[3] W. Kaempfer and M Berndt, “Polymer modified mortar with high
resistance to acid corrosion by biogenic sulphuric acid,” Proceedings of
the IX ICPIC Congress, Bologna, Italy, 1998, pp. 681-687.
[4] Water UK, Report: “Expenditure variables – Wastewater.” Available
online, 2013.
[5] Water UK, Report: “Industry Data Share 2013.” Available online, 2013.
[6] E. Vincke, “Biogenic sulfuric acid corrosion of concrete: microbial
interaction, simulation and prevention,” PhD Thesis, Faculty of Bioengineering
Science, University Ghent, Ghent, Belgium, 2002.
[7] C. D. Parker, “The Corrosion of Concrete .1. The Isolation of a Species
of Bacterium Associated with the Corrosion of Concrete Exposed to
Atmospheres Containing Hydrogen Sulphide,” Australian Journal of
Experimental Biology and Medical Science, 23, vol. 2, 1945, pp. 81-90.
[8] C. D. Parker, “The Corrosion of Concrete .2. The Function of
Thiobacillus-Concretivorus (Nov-Spec) in the Corrosion of Concrete
Exposed to Atmospheres Containing Hydrogen Sulphide, ” Australian
Journal of Experimental Biology and Medical Science, 23, vol. 2, 1945,
pp. 91-98.
[9] J. Vollertsen and A. H. Nielsen, et al., “Corrosion of concrete sewers -
The kinetics of hydrogen sulfide oxidation,” Science of the Total
Environment, 394, vol. 1, 2008, pp. 162-170.
[10] F. Jahani, J. Devinny, et al., “Investigations of sulphuric acid corrosion
of concrete. I: Modeling and chemical observations,” Journal of
Environmental Engineering-Asce, 127, vol. 7, 2001, pp. 572-579.
[11] F. Jahani, J. Devinny, et al., “Investigations of sulphuric acid corrosion
of concrete. II: Electrochemical and visual observations.” Journal of
Environmental Engineering-Asce, 127, vol. 7, 2001, pp. 580-584.
[12] N. De Beliea, J. Monteny, A. Beeldens, E. Vincke, D. Van Gemert and
W. Verstraete, “Experimental research and prediction of the effect of
chemical and biogenic sulphuric acid on different types of commercially
produced concrete sewer pipes,” Cement and Concrete Research, 34,
2044, pp. 2223-2236.
[13] M. G. D. Gutierrez-Padilla, A. Bielefeldt, S. Ovtchinnikov, J. Pellegrino
and J. Silverstein, “Simple scanner-based image analysis for corrosion
testing: Concrete application,” J. Materials Processing Technology, 209,
2009, pp. 51-57.
[14] E. O. Nnadi and J. Lizarazo-Marriaga, “ Acid Corrosion of Plain and
Reinforced Concrete Sewage Systems,” J. of Materials in Civil
Engineering, ASCE, 25, Sep 2013, pp. 1353-1356.
[15] A. Alani, M. Mahmoodian, A. Romanova and A. Faramarzi, “Advanced
numerical and analytical methods for assessing concrete sewers and their
remaining service life,” ICACE: Int. Conf. on Advances in Civil
Engineering, Venice, Italy, June, 2014.
[16] A. Romanova, A. Faramarzi, A. Mahmoodian and M. A. Alani, “An
evolutionary polynomial regression (EPR) model for prediction of H2S
induced corrosion in concrete sewer pipes”, Prof. of Int. Conf. on
Hydroinformatics, New York, USA, August, 2014.
[1] G. H. Koch, M. P. H. Brongers, N. G. Thompson, Y. P. Virmani J. H.
Payer, “Corrosion Costs and Preventive Strategies in the United States,”
NACE International, 2002.
[2] CPAA, Report: “Concrete Pipe Facts.” Available online, 2014.
[3] W. Kaempfer and M Berndt, “Polymer modified mortar with high
resistance to acid corrosion by biogenic sulphuric acid,” Proceedings of
the IX ICPIC Congress, Bologna, Italy, 1998, pp. 681-687.
[4] Water UK, Report: “Expenditure variables – Wastewater.” Available
online, 2013.
[5] Water UK, Report: “Industry Data Share 2013.” Available online, 2013.
[6] E. Vincke, “Biogenic sulfuric acid corrosion of concrete: microbial
interaction, simulation and prevention,” PhD Thesis, Faculty of Bioengineering
Science, University Ghent, Ghent, Belgium, 2002.
[7] C. D. Parker, “The Corrosion of Concrete .1. The Isolation of a Species
of Bacterium Associated with the Corrosion of Concrete Exposed to
Atmospheres Containing Hydrogen Sulphide,” Australian Journal of
Experimental Biology and Medical Science, 23, vol. 2, 1945, pp. 81-90.
[8] C. D. Parker, “The Corrosion of Concrete .2. The Function of
Thiobacillus-Concretivorus (Nov-Spec) in the Corrosion of Concrete
Exposed to Atmospheres Containing Hydrogen Sulphide, ” Australian
Journal of Experimental Biology and Medical Science, 23, vol. 2, 1945,
pp. 91-98.
[9] J. Vollertsen and A. H. Nielsen, et al., “Corrosion of concrete sewers -
The kinetics of hydrogen sulfide oxidation,” Science of the Total
Environment, 394, vol. 1, 2008, pp. 162-170.
[10] F. Jahani, J. Devinny, et al., “Investigations of sulphuric acid corrosion
of concrete. I: Modeling and chemical observations,” Journal of
Environmental Engineering-Asce, 127, vol. 7, 2001, pp. 572-579.
[11] F. Jahani, J. Devinny, et al., “Investigations of sulphuric acid corrosion
of concrete. II: Electrochemical and visual observations.” Journal of
Environmental Engineering-Asce, 127, vol. 7, 2001, pp. 580-584.
[12] N. De Beliea, J. Monteny, A. Beeldens, E. Vincke, D. Van Gemert and
W. Verstraete, “Experimental research and prediction of the effect of
chemical and biogenic sulphuric acid on different types of commercially
produced concrete sewer pipes,” Cement and Concrete Research, 34,
2044, pp. 2223-2236.
[13] M. G. D. Gutierrez-Padilla, A. Bielefeldt, S. Ovtchinnikov, J. Pellegrino
and J. Silverstein, “Simple scanner-based image analysis for corrosion
testing: Concrete application,” J. Materials Processing Technology, 209,
2009, pp. 51-57.
[14] E. O. Nnadi and J. Lizarazo-Marriaga, “ Acid Corrosion of Plain and
Reinforced Concrete Sewage Systems,” J. of Materials in Civil
Engineering, ASCE, 25, Sep 2013, pp. 1353-1356.
[15] A. Alani, M. Mahmoodian, A. Romanova and A. Faramarzi, “Advanced
numerical and analytical methods for assessing concrete sewers and their
remaining service life,” ICACE: Int. Conf. on Advances in Civil
Engineering, Venice, Italy, June, 2014.
[16] A. Romanova, A. Faramarzi, A. Mahmoodian and M. A. Alani, “An
evolutionary polynomial regression (EPR) model for prediction of H2S
induced corrosion in concrete sewer pipes”, Prof. of Int. Conf. on
Hydroinformatics, New York, USA, August, 2014.
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sulphuric acid attack is a recognised problem worldwide, which is not
only an attribute of countries with hot climate conditions as thought
before. The significance of this problem is by far only realised when
the pipe collapses causing surface flooding and other severe
consequences. To change the existing post-reactive attitude of
managing companies, easy to use and robust models are required to
be developed which currently lack reliable data to be correctly
calibrated. This paper focuses on laboratory experiments of
establishing concrete pipe corrosion rate by submerging samples in to
0.5pH sulphuric acid solution for 56 days under 10ºC, 20ºC and 30ºC
temperature regimes. The result showed that at very early stage of the
corrosion process the samples gained overall mass, at 30ºC the
corrosion progressed quicker than for other temperature regimes,
however with time the corrosion level for 10ºC and 20ºC regimes
tended towards those at 30ºC. Overall, at these conditions the
corrosion rates of 10 mm/year, 13,5 mm/year and 17 mm/year were
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