Experimental investigation of the threshold chloride concentration for corrosion initiation in reinforced concrete structures

Magazine of Concrete Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-124

  Oh, B H ^a   Jang, S Y ^a   Shin, Y S ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITION; CONCRETE REINFORCEMENTS; CONCRETE TESTING; DURABILITY; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SPECIFICATIONS; STEEL CORROSION;

CHLORIDE CONCENTRATION; CORROSION INITIATION; REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES; STEEL REINFORCEMENT;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0037385431     PISSN: 00249831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/macr.2003.55.2.117     Document Type: Article

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