Performance of a 40-year-old concrete bridge with embedded, prestressed galvanized strands

Materials Performance

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 42-45

  Helene, Paulo ^a   Pereira, M F ^a   Castro, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORROSION RESISTANCE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GALVANIZED METAL; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; INSPECTION; STEEL;

GALVANIZED STEEL; GALVANIZED STRANDS; STRESS CORROSION;

CONCRETE BRIDGES;

EID: 33749012163     PISSN: 00941492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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