Reinforcement corrosion-induced cover cracking and its time prediction for reinforced concrete structures

Corrosion Science

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1337-1347

  Lu, Chunhua ^a,b   Jin, Weiliang ^a   Liu, Ronggui ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Steel reinforced concrete; B. Modelling studies; C. Atmospheric corrosion

Indexed keywords

C. ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION; CORROSION LAYERS; CORROSION PRODUCTS; COVER CRACKING; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FARADAY'S LAWS; LONG-TERM CORROSION; MODELLING STUDIES; OPEN CRACKS; RADIAL PRESSURE; REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES; REINFORCEMENT CORROSION; STEEL REINFORCED CONCRETE; WEIGHT LOSS;

CONCRETE BUILDINGS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCED CONCRETE;

ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION;

EID: 79951811497     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2010.12.026     Document Type: Article

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