Assessing corrosion risk in reinforced concrete using wavelets

Corrosion Science

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 555-561

  Montes García, Pedro ^a   Castellanos, Francisco ^a   Vásquez Feijoo, Juan Alejandro ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

A. Steel reinforced concrete; B. Modelling studies; C. Corrosion potential; C. Potential parameters

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVELET TRANSFORMS; CORROSION OF STEEL; CORROSION PHENOMENA; CORROSION POTENTIAL MEASUREMENT; CORROSION POTENTIALS; CORROSION PROCESS; CORROSION RISK; CRACKING OF CONCRETE; DATA ESTIMATES; DIFFERENT PROCESS; ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS; MODELLING STUDIES; POTENTIAL PARAMETERS; STEEL REINFORCED CONCRETE;

BUILDING MATERIALS; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); CONCRETE BUILDINGS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

CORROSION;

EID: 72649099989     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2009.10.014     Document Type: Article

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