TY - GEN
T1 - Macro- And micro-cell corrosion of steel bars in cracked concrete made with various cements
AU - Mohammed, T. U.
AU - Hamada, H.
AU - Yokota, H.
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PY - 2004/5/1
Y1 - 2004/5/1
N2 - Macro- and micro-cell corrosion of steel bars in pre-cracked prism specimens exposed to marine environment for I5 years are summarized here. The size of the specimens was 100x100x600 mm. W/C were 0.45 and 0.55. The specimens were made with ordinary portland, slag (Types A, Band C), and fly ash (Type B) cements. A round steel bar of diameter 9 mm was embedded at the center in each specimen. Crack widths were varied from 0.1 to 5.0 mm. Chloride concentrations in the concrete, micro- and macro-cell corrosion, passivity grade, anodic polarization curve, deposits in the crack, and pit depths over the steel bars were investigated. Dense microstructure of concrete made with a large amount of slag (SCB, SCC) causes accumulation of more chloride in the vicinity of the unhealed cracks (>0.5 mm). However, it does not lead to a remarkable amount of corrosion at the cracked region compared to the other cements after 15 years of exposure. Narrower cracks mm) as well as the debonded areas in the vicinity of the root of the crack over the steel bars heal irrespective of the cement types. It improves the passivity of the steel bar at the cracked region. Relations between pit depth and crack widths; and macro-cell and micro-cell corrosion are proposed.
AB - Macro- and micro-cell corrosion of steel bars in pre-cracked prism specimens exposed to marine environment for I5 years are summarized here. The size of the specimens was 100x100x600 mm. W/C were 0.45 and 0.55. The specimens were made with ordinary portland, slag (Types A, Band C), and fly ash (Type B) cements. A round steel bar of diameter 9 mm was embedded at the center in each specimen. Crack widths were varied from 0.1 to 5.0 mm. Chloride concentrations in the concrete, micro- and macro-cell corrosion, passivity grade, anodic polarization curve, deposits in the crack, and pit depths over the steel bars were investigated. Dense microstructure of concrete made with a large amount of slag (SCB, SCC) causes accumulation of more chloride in the vicinity of the unhealed cracks (>0.5 mm). However, it does not lead to a remarkable amount of corrosion at the cracked region compared to the other cements after 15 years of exposure. Narrower cracks mm) as well as the debonded areas in the vicinity of the root of the crack over the steel bars heal irrespective of the cement types. It improves the passivity of the steel bar at the cracked region. Relations between pit depth and crack widths; and macro-cell and micro-cell corrosion are proposed.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85052285786
T3 - American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication
SP - 51
EP - 72
BT - 8th CANMET/ACI International Conference on Fly Ash, Silica Fume, Slag, and Natural Pozzolans in Concrete
A2 - Malhotra, V.Mohan
PB - American Concrete Institute
T2 - 2004 8th CANMET/ACI International Conference on Fly Ash, Silica Fume, Slag, and Natural Pozzolans in Concrete
Y2 - 23 May 2004 through 29 May 2004
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