Eighteen-year performance of epoxy-coated rebar in a tunnel structure subjected to a very aggressive chloride-contaminated environment

Corrosion

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 974-981

  Montes, P ^a   Bremner, T W ^b   Kondratova, I ^c  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chlorides; Cracking; Deicers; Electrochemical testing; Epoxy coatings; Reinforced concrete

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES; CHLORINE; CONTAMINATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EPOXY RESINS; INSPECTION; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SALTS; TUNNELS;

DEICING SALTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL TESTING; EPOXY-COATED REBAR; EPOXY-COATING REINFORCEMENT (ECR);

CORROSION;

COATING; CORROSION PREVENTION; EPOXY RESIN COATING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 7744233496     PISSN: 00109312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5006/1.3287832     Document Type: Article

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