Corrosion in cracked and uncracked concrete - influence of crack width, concrete quality and crack reopening

Magazine of Concrete Research

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 393-404

  Otieno, M B ^a   Alexander, M G ^a   Beushausen, H D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSIVE ENVIRONMENT; CHLORIDE INDUCED CORROSION; CONCRETE QUALITY; CORROSIVE AGENTS; CRACK WIDTH; CRACKED SPECIMENS; EMBEDDED STEEL; ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT; REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES;

ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION; BINDERS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CRACKS; PORTLAND CEMENT; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SLAGS;

CORROSION RATE;

EID: 77953312728     PISSN: 00249831     EISSN: 1751763X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/macr.2010.62.6.393     Document Type: Article

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