Potential measurement to determine the chloride threshold concentration that initiates corrosion of reinforcing steel bar in slag concretes

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1483-1499

  Garcia, Vincent ^a   François, Raoul ^a   Carcasses, Myriam ^a   Gegout, Philippe ^b  

^a INSA Paul Sabatier University   (France)

^b Pôle Ingénierie Matériaux Bouygues Travaux Publics ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Chloride threshold; Corrosion; Portland cement; Slag cement; Steel potential

Indexed keywords

BINDERS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CORROSION; DIFFUSION; PORTLAND CEMENT; SLAG CEMENT; SLAGS;

CHLORIDE THRESHOLD; CHLORIDE THRESHOLD CONCENTRATION; CONCRETE COMPOSITION; PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETES; POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS; REINFORCEMENT CORROSION; REINFORCING STEEL BAR; SATURATED CONDITIONS;

CONCRETES;

EID: 84904762404     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1617/s11527-013-0130-5     Document Type: Article

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