Influence of silica fume addition on concretes physical properties and on corrosion behaviour of reinforcement bars

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-39

  Dotto, J M R ^b   De Abreu, A G ^a   Dal Molin, D C C ^a   Muller I L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Concrete durability; Corrosion; Corrosion potential; Electrical resistivity; Polarization curves; Silica fume

Indexed keywords

BINDERS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE REINFORCEMENTS; CORROSION; DURABILITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; POROSITY; SILICA; WATER;

SILICA FUMES (SF);

CONCRETES;

EID: 0242653987     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-9465(02)00120-8     Document Type: Article

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