TCL Command EXPCLASS

Syntax

EXPCLASS arg1 arg2 arg3 ....

Description

The classification is made according to the selected standard. Multiple classes can be specified at the same time.

Arguments

Minimum quantity: 1

arg1

arg2, arg3, … (arg1 = EN)

Value	Dimension	Meaning
X0	KEYWORD	No risk of corrosion
XC1	KEYWORD	Corrosion due to carbonic acid formation, dry or permanently wet
XC2	KEYWORD	Corrosion due to carbonic acid formation, moist - rarely dry
XC3	KEYWORD	Corrosion due to carbonic acid formation, moderate humidity
XC4	KEYWORD	Corrosion due to carbonic acid formation, cyclically wet and dry
XD1	KEYWORD	Corrosion due to chloride, moderate humidity
XD2	KEYWORD	Corrosion due to chloride, moist - rarely dry
XD3	KEYWORD	Corrosion due to chloride, cyclically wet and dry
XS1	KEYWORD	Corrosion due to chloride from seawater, exposed to salt in the air but not in direct contact with seawater
XS2	KEYWORD	Corrosion by chloride from seawater, constantly submerged
XS3	KEYWORD	Corrosion due to chloride from seawater, tides, splash water and splash zones.
XF1	KEYWORD	Freeze/thaw attack, moderate water saturation without deicing agent
XF2	KEYWORD	Freeze/thaw attack, moderate water saturation with deicing agent
XF3	KEYWORD	Freeze/thaw attack, high water saturation without deicing agent
XF4	KEYWORD	Freeze/thaw attack, high water saturation with deicing agents or seawater.
XA1	KEYWORD	Chemical attack, slightly aggressive chemical environment according to EN 206-1, Table 2
XA2	KEYWORD	Chemical attack, moderate aggressive chemical environment according to EN 206-1, Table 2
XA3	KEYWORD	Chemical attack, heighly aggressive chemical environment according to EN 206-1, Table 2

arg2, arg3, … (arg1 = AASHTO_LRFD)

Value	Dimension	Meaning
C0	KEYWORD	No risk
C1	KEYWORD	Concrete exposed to moisture but not to an external source of chloride
C2	KEYWORD	Concrete exposed to moisture and an external source of chlorides from deicing chemicals, salt, brackish water, seawater, or splash water from these sources
CF	KEYWORD	Definition of the attack strength by the user specified factor gamma_e

Scopes

EXPOSUREZONE

Examples

EXPCLASS EN XC3 XD1 XF3

Attack zone "Zone1" defined by boundary line "Boundary1" . The classification is made according to Euronorm.