Effect of surface condition on the chloride-induced depassivation of rebar in concrete

12th International Conference on Fracture 2009, ICF-12

Volumn 5, Issue , 2009, Pages 3936-3943

  Ghods, P ^a   Isgor, O B ^a   McRae, G ^a   Gu, G P ^b   Li, J ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CANMET MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK STEEL; CONCRETE PORE; DEPASSIVATION; FREE SURFACES; LINEAR POLARIZATION; MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS; MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUE; MILL SCALE; PASSIVE FILMS; PORE SOLUTION; STEEL SURFACE; SURFACE CONDITIONS;

CORROSION; FRACTURE;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84869847688     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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