This study aimed to investigate the effects of soil amendment (heat-expanded clay and active carbon) and planting of Dendranthema zawadskii var. latilobum on the remediation of salt-affected soil and the plant growth under high calcium chloride (CaCl2) concentration. The experimental group comprised treatments including Non treatment (Cont.), heat-expanded clay (H), active carbon (AC), planting (P), heat-expanded clay+planting (H+P), active carbon+planting (AC+P). A 200 mL solution of CaCl2 at a concentration of 10 g·L-1 was applied as irrigation once every 2 weeks. Compared to the Cont., the incorporation of the ‘heat-expanded clay’ amendment decreased electrical conductivity of the soil leachate and cation exchange capacity, whereas the growth of Dendranthema zawadskii var. latilobum was relatively increased. These results suggest that the combination of ‘heat-expanded clay’ amendment and planting will mitigate negative effect of de-icing salts and improve plant growth in salt-contaminated roadside soils.

De-icing work in highways has been changed from sand and calcium chlorides spreading to pre-wetted salt spreading since 2000s. Recently, the concern on the premature deterioration of concrete structures due to de-icing salts and its counter measurements has been increased. This paper describes the change of de-icing methods and deterioration due to chloride attack and specification of durable concrete.

The airborne chlorides environment by de-icing salts of the Suam road tunnel in motorway were examined. It was found that higher airborne chlorides were detected inside road tunnel than outside. Therefore, there is a need to appreciate that RC structures inside tunnel might be exposed to salt attack environment.

The airborne chlorides environment by de-icing salts of the Suam road tunnel in motorway were examined. It was found that higher airborne chlorides were detected inside road tunnel than outside. Therefore, there is a need to appreciate that RC structures inside tunnel might be exposed to salt attack environment

The maintenance costs will be increased due to the aging of the bridge. Most of maintenance activity is generally known for preventing and repairing the deterioration by de-icing salts. The objective of this research is to investigate the minimizing strategy of maintenance costs for the deterioration by de-icing slats of highway bridges.

In the past, concrete pavements were routinely designed and constructed to provide low-maintenance service lives of 20 to 25 years. More recently, there has been a movement toward construction of pavements with a longer initial service life of 40 or more years. This paper discusses a mixture improvement for long life concrete pavement.

Maintenance costs, depending on the occurrence of deterioration expressway bridges has been increasing at a very rapid rate (approximately 200% increase in the last five years). In order to reduce the damage caused by water leakage and de-icing salt damage, We proposed a design improvement of concrete slab edge.

Maintenance costs, depending on the occurrence of deterioration expressway bridges has been increasing at a very rapid rate (approximately 200% increase in the last five years). In order to reduce the damage caused by water leakage and de-icing salt damage, We proposed a design improvement of concrete slab edge.

The airborne chlorides environment by de-icing salts of retaioning wall in motorway were examined. It was found that in the retaining wall, height of 14m, the airborne chlorides tend to be decreased by height ranged between 81.0-73.8%.

Recently, the concern on the deterioration of concrete due to de-icing salts and its counter measurements has been increased. This paper discusses the results from investigation of pre-mature deteriorated existing road-subsidiary concrete structures and the specification of concrete quality.

Recently, the concern on the deterioration of concrete due to de-icing salts and its counter measurements has been increased. This paper discusses the results from investigation of pre-mature deteriorated existing road-subsidiary concrete structures and the specification of concrete quality.

Recently, in Seoul there is a growing interest in the L type gutter between the street and the sidewalk because the broken gutter spoils the appearance of the city. The gutter has been viewed as an unimportant attached facility of the road despite an important drainage facility. Also, the gutter lost function by various deterioration actions is becoming hideous objects of streets. Accordingly, many engineers recognized problems about the gutter and tried to seek for solution. In this study, we desired to confirm that the inside of the gutter concrete was not deteriorated even if the surface of the gutter concrete was deteriorated by the de-icing salts. We could obtain thirty core specimens deteriorated by de-icing salts in Seongbuk-gu which is old downtown, has many hills such as Arirang-Hill, Miari-Hill, etc. in Seoul and test compressive strength. It was confirmed that the compressive strength of the gutter concrete follows normal distribution and it is statistically significant 1% level that the population mean of the compressive strength of the gutter concrete is more than 18MPa.

Chloride attack, one of the reasons for early deterioration of concrete, is a phenomenon where detrimental ions such as chlorine ion penetrate into concrete from outside to diffuse and corrode the steel rebar, greatly deteriorating the durability of RC members or structures. Sources of chloride attack can be divided into the direct / indirect influence caused by seawater or its splash in the maritime environment and the de-icing salts used for the purpose of thawing the ice on the wintry road. Most notably, the usage of de-icing salts is essential for the safety of drivers and smooth traffic flows in expressways. However, they also quicken the deterioration of concretes, necessitating the countermeasures for the problem. This paper discusses the early deterioration and measurements of RC Structures under de-icing salts environments.

In this study, EL. 610 test and SHRP H-205.8 test were performed to evaluate the effects of deicing salts on concrete. According to the test results, EL. 610 chemical deicer test method was not enough to evaluate the chemical effects on concrete. On the contrary, the results of SHRP H-205.8 test method showed clear distinction between deicer type A and type B.

Concrete has been considered as a semi-permanent structural material in construction industry. However, durability of concrete member is affected by carbonation, chloride attack, and water, etc. This study discusses the cause of deteriorated RC structure of storage house for de-icing salts.