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CORROSION OF STEEL REINFORCEMENT IN CONCRETE: THRESHOLD CHLORIDE ION CONCENTRATION FOR CORROSION IN TYPE I PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE

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1985
Summary:
Initiation of corrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete is often caused by chlorides. Using a pressurized method for the purpose of accelerating penetration of sea water into concrete, the threshold chloride ion concentration for corrosion of reinforcing steel in Type I portland cement concrete has been studied in detail. The variables that have been investigated include water-cement ratio and steel surface preparation. When corrosion was detected by electrochemical potential measurement, the test was terminated; and chloride ion concentration was evaluated. No correlation between threshold concentration and water-cement ratio was found. With regard to surface condition, the pre-rusted steel specimen showed a tendency to corrode at a lesser chloride ion concentration than for the other preparation techniques, which were sand blasting and pretreatment in a saturated calcium hydroxide solution. The results are presented and discussed within a perspective of established concrete and corrosion technologies.
Title: CORROSION OF STEEL REINFORCEMENT IN CONCRETE: THRESHOLD CHLORIDE ION CONCENTRATION FOR CORROSION IN TYPE I PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE.
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Name(s): FUNAHASHI, MIKI.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Hartt, William H., Thesis advisor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1985
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 121 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: Initiation of corrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete is often caused by chlorides. Using a pressurized method for the purpose of accelerating penetration of sea water into concrete, the threshold chloride ion concentration for corrosion of reinforcing steel in Type I portland cement concrete has been studied in detail. The variables that have been investigated include water-cement ratio and steel surface preparation. When corrosion was detected by electrochemical potential measurement, the test was terminated; and chloride ion concentration was evaluated. No correlation between threshold concentration and water-cement ratio was found. With regard to surface condition, the pre-rusted steel specimen showed a tendency to corrode at a lesser chloride ion concentration than for the other preparation techniques, which were sand blasting and pretreatment in a saturated calcium hydroxide solution. The results are presented and discussed within a perspective of established concrete and corrosion technologies.
Identifier: 14264 (digitool), FADT14264 (IID), fau:11074 (fedora)
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): College of Engineering and Computer Science
Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1985.
Subject(s): Steel--Corrosion
Reinforced concrete
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