A comparative evaluation of three commercial instruments for field measurements of reinforcing steel corrosion rates

Journal of ASTM International

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 45-60

  Gepraegs, Oliver K ^a   Hansson, Carolyn M ^b  

^a Levelton Consultants Ltd   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Concrete; Corrosion rate; Galvanostatic pulse; Linear polarization resistance; Probes; Reinforcing steel

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; POLARIZATION; REINFORCED CONCRETE;

CORROSION RATE; GALVANOSTATIC PULSE; LINEAR POLARIZATION RESISTANCE; REINFORCING STEEL;

STEEL;

EID: 30644481118     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1546962X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jai11789     Document Type: Article

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