Corrosion of Steel in Concrete Structures (Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering)
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- September 18, 2026
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- 22:40
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- Oct 18, 2026
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Focuses on the corrosion of steel reinforcement within concrete structures, a primary cause of global infrastructure degradation. The text explores the electrochemical mechanisms behind metal decay, explaining how environmental factors like chlorides and carbonation breach the protective passive films on steel. It details various measurement and monitorin…
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Focuses on the corrosion of steel reinforcement within concrete structures, a primary cause of global infrastructure degradation. The text explores the electrochemical mechanisms behind metal decay, explaining how environmental factors like chlorides and carbonation breach the protective passive films on steel. It details various measurement and monitoring techniques, such as acoustic emission and half-cell potential mapping, used to evaluate structural integrity. Furthermore, the documents addr
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