Effect of steel microfibers on corrosion of steel reinforcing bars

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1115-1126

  Grubb, J A ^a   Blunt, J ^a   Ostertag, C P ^a   Devine, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloride concentration; Corrosion; Corrosion potential measurements; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Electrochemical measurements; Microfibers; Polarization resistance measurements; Tafel slopes

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLARIZATION; SILICA; STEEL STRUCTURES;

CHLORIDE CONCENTRATION; CORROSION POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; MICROFIBERS; POLARIZATION RESISTANCE MEASUREMENTS;

BARS (METAL);

EID: 34250781190     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2007.04.012     Document Type: Article

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