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STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF CALCAREOUS DEPOSIT - REHABILITATED MARINE REINFORCED CONCRETE

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Date Issued:
1988
Summary:
Corrosion-induced spalling of reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete is a major problem in coastal structures. Statistics on the rehabilitation and replacement of damaged concrete in the U.S.A. indicates substantial expenditure. This study is an investigation of the use of electro-deposited minerals for in-situ concrete repair in a cost-effective manner to extend the service life for marine reinforced concrete structures. During the first phase of this investigation, the reinforcing steel in specimens was corroded by an impressed voltage technique to a point where concrete cracking occurred. The second phase addressed the rehabilitation in which the calcareous deposits were precipitated in the cracks by an impressed cathodic current. This investigation included both laboratory testing with once-through circulating seawater and field testing in the ocean environment. The findings indicate that the structural strength of the concrete specimens decreased as a result of the impressed voltage.
Title: STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF CALCAREOUS DEPOSIT - REHABILITATED MARINE REINFORCED CONCRETE.
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Name(s): DOHLEN, STENER.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1988
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 76 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: Corrosion-induced spalling of reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete is a major problem in coastal structures. Statistics on the rehabilitation and replacement of damaged concrete in the U.S.A. indicates substantial expenditure. This study is an investigation of the use of electro-deposited minerals for in-situ concrete repair in a cost-effective manner to extend the service life for marine reinforced concrete structures. During the first phase of this investigation, the reinforcing steel in specimens was corroded by an impressed voltage technique to a point where concrete cracking occurred. The second phase addressed the rehabilitation in which the calcareous deposits were precipitated in the cracks by an impressed cathodic current. This investigation included both laboratory testing with once-through circulating seawater and field testing in the ocean environment. The findings indicate that the structural strength of the concrete specimens decreased as a result of the impressed voltage.
Identifier: 14407 (digitool), FADT14407 (IID), fau:11208 (fedora)
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): College of Engineering and Computer Science
Thesis (M.S.E.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1988.
Subject(s): Reinforced concrete--Cracking
Seawater
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