Carbonation of surface protected concrete
Concrete structures are exposed to carbonation that may cause rapid decay, shortening their service life and raising maintenance and repair costs. Carbonation lowers the alkalinity of the concrete depassivating the steel reinforcement. Two limit states can be identified with regard to service life....
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| Format: | article |
| Language: | eng |
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2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1822/25938 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/25938 |