Journal
CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH
Volume 165, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2022.107070
Keywords
Reinforced concrete; Cracks; Characterization; In -situ marine exposure; Reinforcement corrosion
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This study investigates the impact of cracks on the corrosion performance of conventional steel reinforcement in marine-exposed concrete through analyzing monitoring data. The results show no corrosion on the surface of reinforcing bars in both cracked and uncracked areas. However, significant corrosion is found in the interior of the instrumented reinforcing bars.
This study undertaken on a nine-year-old cracked concrete panel further investigates the impact of cracks on the corrosion performance of conventional steel reinforcement in marine-exposed concrete to explain observed monitoring data. The present data covers seven 1.80 m long (12.6 m) reinforcing bars embedded in good quality concrete (w/b = 0.40 and cover >75 mm). Each bar was crossed by two horizontal cracks (surface crack widths 0.20-0.30 mm). The investigation showed no corrosion on the surface of the reinforcing bars, in either cracked or uncracked areas. Two of the seven reinforcing bars were instrumented in the vicinity of the cracks. Extensive corrosion was found in the interior of all instrumented parts of these bars. This may explain the monitoring data despite the lack of corrosion on the exterior surface of the two instrumented rebars. However, with no other weaknesses, the remaining conventional rebars showed no impact from the cracks.
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