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Table 3 List of groundwater corrosion evaluation

From: Investigation and analysis of groundwater-derived damage to the Shahe ancient bridge site in Xi’an, China

Aquifer

Corrosion evaluation

Environment type

Corrosive medium

Content

Limit value

Corrosion level

Pore diving groundwater depth 5.20–5.80 m

Corrosion of water to concrete structure according to environmental type

II

Sulfate content SO42− (mg/L)

153.6–165.1

< 300

Micro

Magnesium content Mg2+ (mg/L)

23.3–27.7

< 2000

Micro

Ammonium content NH4+ (mg/L)

0.2

< 500

Micro

Caustic content OH(mg/L)

0.0

< 43,000

Micro

Total salinity (mg/L)

557.82–575.6

< 20,000

Micro

Corrosion of concrete structure by permeable water

A

PH value

7.16–7.19

> 6.5

Micro

Aggressive CO2 (mg/L)

0.0

< 15

Micro

HCO3 (mmol/L)

3.75–3.80

> 1.0

Micro

Corrosion to reinforcement in reinforced concrete structures

Long-term immersion

Clcontent (mg/L)

20.9

< 10,000

Micro

Wet and dry alternation

100–500

Micro