Throwing power of cathodic prevention applied by means of sacrificial anodes to partially submerged marine reinforced concrete piles: Results of numerical simulations

Corrosion Science

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2218-2230

  Bertolini, Luca ^a   Redaelli, Elena ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

A. Steel reinforced concrete; B. Modelling studies; C. Cathodic protection; C. Pitting corrosion

Indexed keywords

A. STEEL REINFORCED CONCRETE; B. MODELLING STUDIES; C. CATHODIC PROTECTION; C. PITTING CORROSION; CATHODIC PREVENTION; CONCRETE RESISTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR; HIGHER DIMENSIONS; LABORATORY TEST; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; REINFORCED CONCRETE ELEMENTS; REINFORCED CONCRETE PILES; REINFORCING STEEL BAR; SACRIFICIAL ANODES; STEEL BARS; THROWING POWER;

ANODES; BARS (METAL); BUILDING MATERIALS; CATHODIC PROTECTION; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETE BUILDINGS; PILES; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SEAWATER; STEEL;

PITTING;

EID: 68049113385     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2009.06.012     Document Type: Article

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