Abstract:In order to study the problem of concrete carbonation on meso scale, a 3D spherical aggregate generation method based on the cumulative distribution function (CDF) is established. The influence of randomness in this method on the simulation results is analyzed. The principle of how to determine the parameters such as maximum diameters, minimum diameters and volume fraction of aggregate is discussed as well. Based on the previous method, a simplified numerical model of concrete carbonation is further proposed. The influence of aggregates on the concrete carbonation process on macro scale is analyzed. The results show that the dilute effect and tortuosity effect caused by aggregate can decrease the concrete carbonation depth. Besides, the nonuniform distribution of aggregates in cement paste will result in the inhomogeneity of concrete carbonation depth on macro scale.