Journal
CORROSION SCIENCE
Volume 53, Issue 12, Pages 4166-4177Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2011.08.026
Keywords
Steel reinforcement concrete; Modelling studies; Pitting corrosion; Oxygen reduction; Potential parameters
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The paper deals with a 3D numerical model for transient analysis of processes after depassivation of reinforcement in concrete, which are relevant for calculation of corrosion rate. The aim of the study is to investigate the influence of the concrete quality, cracking and water saturation in concrete on the current density. The results show that the corrosion rate is higher in poor quality concrete than in good quality concrete. The model predicts that cracks do not influence corrosion rate for the case where the only influence of the crack is on the rate at which oxygen can reach the steel. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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