Decreased corrosion initiation time of steel in concrete due to reinforcing bar obstruction of diffusional flow

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 51-53

  Kranc, Stanley C ^a   Sagüés, Alberto A ^a   Presuel Moreno, Francisco J ^a  

^a University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Concrete; Corrosion; Durability

Indexed keywords

BARS (METAL); CALCULATIONS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DIFFUSION; DURABILITY; ONE DIMENSIONAL; STEEL CORROSION;

CHLORIDES; DIFFUSIONAL FLOW; REINFORCING BAR;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 0036461497     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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