Suitability of various measurement techniques for assessing corrosion in cracked concrete

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 481-489

  Otieno, Mike B ^a   Alexander, Mark G ^a   Beushausen, Hans D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Structural Engineering and Concrete Materials Technology   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chloride induced corrosion; Corrosion assessment; Cracked concrete; Nondestructive testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149335663     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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