Chloride induced reinforcement corrosion: Electrochemical monitoring of initiation stage and chloride threshold values

Corrosion Science

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1451-1464

  Angst, Ueli M ^a   Elsener, Bernhard ^b,c   Larsen, Claus K ^a,d   Vennesland, Øystein ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^d NORWEGIAN PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRATION   (Norway)

Author keywords

A. Steel reinforced concrete; B. Polarisation; C. Pitting corrosion; C. Repassivation

Indexed keywords

C. PITTING CORROSION; CEMENT REPLACEMENT; CHLORIDE CONTENTS; CHLORIDE PENETRATION; CHLORIDE THRESHOLD; CONCRETE MIX; CORROSION PERFORMANCE; DEPASSIVATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL MONITORING; INFLUENCING PARAMETERS; LONG-TERM EFFECTS; PIT GROWTH; POLARISATION; RE-PASSIVATION; REINFORCEMENT CORROSION; REINFORCEMENT STEELS; STEEL REINFORCED CONCRETE; WETTING/DRYING CYCLES;

BINDERS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCRETE BUILDINGS; FLY ASH; HARDNESS; PASSIVATION; POLARIZATION; REINFORCED CONCRETE; REINFORCEMENT;

PITTING;

EID: 79951811247     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2011.01.025     Document Type: Article

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