Experimental investigation on the short-term impact of temperature and moisture on reinforcement corrosion

Corrosion Science

Volumn 72, Issue , 2013, Pages 26-34

  Michel, A ^a,c   Nygaard, P V ^b   Geiker, M R ^a,c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

A. Steel reinforced concrete; B. Polarization; C. Atmospheric corrosion

Indexed keywords

ARRHENIUS EQUATION; CORRODING REINFORCEMENT; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; IMPACT OF TEMPERATURES; REINFORCEMENT CORROSION; STEEL REINFORCED CONCRETE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCIES; VARYING TEMPERATURE;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCRETES; REINFORCED CONCRETE; REINFORCEMENT;

MOISTURE;

EID: 84877076201     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2013.02.006     Document Type: Article

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