Investigation of severe corrosion observed at intersection points of steel rebar mesh in reinforced concrete construction

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 37, Issue , 2012, Pages 67-81

  Alhozaimy, Abdulrahman ^a   Hussain, Raja Rizwan ^a   Al Zaid, Rajeh ^a   Negheimish, Abdulaziz Al ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Binding wire material; Connection type; Corrosion; Mesh spacing; Microstructure; Reinforced concrete construction; Steel rebar intersections

Indexed keywords

BINDING WIRES; CONCRETE RESISTIVITY; CONNECTION TYPE; CORROSION CURRENT; COUPLED EFFECT; ELECTRICAL CONNECTIVITY; EXISTING REINFORCED CONCRETE; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; HALF-CELL POTENTIAL; INTERSECTION POINTS; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY; MESH SPACING; REINFORCED CONCRETE PANELS; SEVERE CORROSION; STEEL BARS; STEEL REBARS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCRETE BUILDINGS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETE SLABS; CORROSION; MERCURY (METAL); MICROSTRUCTURE; PRECAST CONCRETE; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WIRE;

CORROSION RATE;

EID: 84865414058     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2012.07.011     Document Type: Article

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