Abstract: To study the size effect on the mechanical properties of cement mortar corroded by sodium sulfate solution, uniaxial compression tests were carried out on cement mortar specimens of three different sizes being corroded for a certain time in sodium sulfate solution. The differences of specimens in uniaxial compressive strength, strain at peak stress and elastic modulus were analyzed. The research result shows that the effect of erosion on the uniaxial compressive strength increased first and then decreased with the size of specimen reaching a critical value. The differences of strain at peak stress and elastic modulus were less significant than uniaxial compressive strength.

Key words: cement mortar, sodium sulfate, size effect, compressive strength, strain at peak stress