Field monitoring of electrical conductivity of cover-zone concrete

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 27, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 809-817

  McCarter, W J ^a   Chrisp, T M ^a   Starrs, G ^a   Basheer, P A M ^b   Blewett, J ^c  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c MOTT MACDONALD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concrete; Cover zone; Durability; Electrical conductivity; Field monitoring

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CURING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GALVANIZING; IONIC CONDUCTION; PASSIVATION; STEEL ANALYSIS;

CONCRETE DURABILITY; COVER-ZONE; FIELD MONITORING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 20744456268     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2005.03.008     Document Type: Article

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