Interpretation of chloride profiles from concrete exposed to tropical marine environments

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 529-537

  Castro, P ^a   De Rincon, O T ^b   Pazini, E J ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chloride; Concentration profile; Concrete; Corrosion; Tropical marine environment

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCRETE TESTING; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEAWATER CORROSION;

CHLORIDE; CONCENTRATION PROFILE; TROPICAL MARINE ENVIRONMENT;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0035305748     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(01)00453-7     Document Type: Article

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