Corrosion of deicers to metals in transportation infrastructure: Introduction and recent developments

Corrosion Reviews

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 23-52

  Xianming, Shi ^a,b   Fay, Laura ^a   Zhengxian, Yang ^a   Tuan, Anh Nguyen ^a   Yajun, Liu ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Montana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Deicer; Reinforcing steel; Review; Snow and ice control

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE COVERS; CONTROL OPERATIONS; CORROSION DAMAGES; DEICER; DEICERS; HIGH-QUALITY CONCRETES; NON CORROSIVES; OPTIMAL APPLICATIONS; PRE-STRESSED CONCRETES; REINFORCING STEEL; SNOW AND ICE CONTROL; TEST METHODS; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURES;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CORROSION; ICE; REINFORCEMENT; SNOW; STEEL; STEEL BRIDGES;

ICE CONTROL;

EID: 64749107533     PISSN: 03346005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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