Electrochemical techniques for corrosion assessment of reinforced concrete structures

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-137

  Gowers, K R ^a   Millard, S G ^b  

^a Wirral Fospray Ltd   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concrete structures; Corrosion; Field testing and monitoring

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE REINFORCEMENTS; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLARIZATION; STEEL CORROSION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL NOISE MEASUREMENT; GALVANOSTATIC PULSE TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; LINEAR POLARIZATION RESISTANCE;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

CORROSION; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STRUCTURE;

EID: 0032860624     PISSN: 09650911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/istbu.1999.31379     Document Type: Article

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