Evaluation of corrosion resistance of Portland pozzolana cement and fly ash blended cements in pre-cracked reinforced concrete slabs under accelerated testing conditions

Materials Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 356-361

  Saraswathy, Velu ^a   Song, Ha Won ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chloride environment; Corrosion resistance; Electrochemical tests; Mineral admixture; Pre cracked concrete

Indexed keywords

LINEAR POLARIZATION TECHNIQUE; OPEN CIRCUIT POTENTIAL; WEIGHT LOSS MEASUREMENTS;

CORROSION RESISTANCE; CRACK INITIATION; FLY ASH; POZZOLAN; REINFORCED CONCRETE;

PORTLAND CEMENT;

EID: 34447576803     PISSN: 02540584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2007.03.033     Document Type: Article

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