ELIMINATE PREMATURE DETERIORATION OF PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE ELIMINATION OF SPALLING AND DELAMINATION OF STRUCTURAL CONCRETE

THE SCOPE, OBJECTIVE, AND RESEARCH TASK PLAN OF A PROJECT TO ELIMINTAE SPALLING AND DELAMINATION OF CONCRETE BRIDGE DECKS CORRODED BY DE-ICERS ARE DESCRIBED. FOUR APPROACHES ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION; (1) SACRIFICIAL ANODES; (2) METHODS TO NEUTRALIZE CHLORIDES BY CONCRETE ADDITIVES; (3) CONCRETE DENSIFICATION TO REDUCE CHLORIDE MIGRATION; (4) ELIMINATION OF STRAY CURRENTS TO REDUCE CORROSION OF REINFORCING STEEL.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • TASK CODE 4-B-1
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Research and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1972-3-20

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 18-21
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Cemento /Italy/
  • Volume: 4
  • Publisher: Cemento /Italy

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge decks; Concrete; Corrosion; Corrosion protection; Deicers (Equipment); Durability; Future; Research; Sacrificial anodes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Deicers; Future research
• Old TRIS Terms: Corrosive problems
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; Research; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00214157
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 7 1972 12:00AM