Time of wetness and temperature as tools to evaluate corrosion risk in concrete blocks exposed to a humid tropical environment

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1399, 2000, Pages 159-169

  Castro, Pedro ^a   Véleva, Lucién P ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Concrete; Corrosion; Durability; Moisture; Relative humidity; Temperature; Time of wetness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343794392     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp13560s     Document Type: Review

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