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MODELING OF PH PROFILE IN PORE WATER BASED ON MASS TRANSPORT AND CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM THEORY (Translation from Proceedings of JSCE, No.648/V-47, May 2000) Tetsuya ISHIDA Koichi MAEKAWA The authors present a computational system that can deal with pH fluctuations and the decomposition of cementitious materials exposed to various environmental actions. In order to evaluate the fall in pH due to carbon dioxide, material models are developed for the transport and equilibrium of carbon dioxide, ionization, ion equilibriums, and the carbonation reaction based on thermo-dynamic theory. The material properties of concrete are evaluated by considering the inter-relationships among hydration, moisture transport, and pore-structure development based on fundamental physical material models. The proposed system is able to reasonably predict the carbonation phenomena and pH profiles in concrete for arbitrary conditions. Key words: Durability, pH, mass transport, chemical equilibrium, carbonation, pore solution Tetsuya Ishida is a research associate in the Department of Civil Engineering at University of Tokyo, Japan. He obtained his D.Eng from University of Tokyo in 1999. His research interests cover mass/energy transport phenomena in concrete, durability design, and the mechanisms of shrinkage and creep of concrete. He is a member of the JSCE and the JCI. Koichi Maekawa serves as professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Tokyo, Japan. He obtained his D.Eng. from University of Tokyo in 1985. He specializes in nonlinear mechanics and constitutive laws of reinforced concrete, seismic analysis of structures, and concrete thermodynamics. He is a member of the