Corrosion of Reinforced Concrete Structures

Corrosion of reinforced concrete structures is nowadays one of the major concerns on the durability and serviceability of buildings and constructions. Corrosion management and monitoring of infrastructure and civil engineering structures are required to guarantee their lifetime in service. Current s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Bastidas, David M., Bastidas Rull, José María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/221248
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/221248
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Corrosion
Steel-reinforced concrete
Electrochemical techniques
Durability
Predictive modeling
Service lifetime
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Sumario:Corrosion of reinforced concrete structures is nowadays one of the major concerns on the durability and serviceability of buildings and constructions. Corrosion management and monitoring of infrastructure and civil engineering structures are required to guarantee their lifetime in service. Current society demands for new materials; diagnosis techniques and computational modeling then can contribute to increase corrosion resistance, thus improving safety and extending the service lifetime of reinforced concrete structures. Sustainability of reinforced concrete structure is crucial for better social development because of the importance of structural safety, preservation of environment, and economy. In developed countries, corrosion economic losses due to maintenance, repair, and replacement of existing structures and infrastructure account for up to 4% gross domestic product (GDP). It is worth to note that production of new materials not only is costly but also requires a large amount of energy consumption, which dramatically influences greenhouse effect because of CO2 emissions.