Compressive strength loss and reinforcement degradations of reinforced concrete structure due to long-term exposure

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 898-902

  Ismail, Mohammad ^a   Muhammad, Bala ^a   Ismail, Mohamed ElGelany ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Abandoned projects; Compressive strength; Half cell potential; Rebound hammer; Reinforcement corrosion; Tensile strength; Ultrasonic pulse velocity

Indexed keywords

HALF-CELL POTENTIAL; REBOUND HAMMER; REBOUND HAMMERS; REINFORCEMENT CORROSION; ULTRASONIC PULSE VELOCITY;

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CONCRETE BUILDINGS; CONCRETE REINFORCEMENTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; HAMMERS; LIGHT VELOCITY; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; REINFORCED CONCRETE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TOOLS; ULTRASONICS; WEATHERING;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

EID: 77949567906     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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