MEASUREMENT OF UNDERGROUND CORROSION OF STEEL

Underground corrosion of steel was studied from a measurement of the soil resistance and the degree of soil depolarization. This technique is capable of giving an instantaneous corrosion rate of steel in soil. A cell consisting of magnesium and steel as electrodes with the soil in between them was used as a probe. The current passing between the electrodes is chiefly controlled by the degree of soil depolarization. A resistance bridge operating on an alternating current determines the pure resistance between the electrodes. Various soils were studied with the instrument. Organic soils were found to be highly corrosive (corrosion rate of as high as 0.096 mm/year). Since the corrosion rate varies considerably for different types of soils, the soil resistance and degree of depolarization measurements could be useful in soil profiling. (Author)

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• Authors:
  • Roy, S K
  • Ramaswamy, S D
• Publication Date: 1983-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 96-99
• Serial:
  • Geotechnical Testing Journal
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: ASTM International
  • ISSN: 0149-6115
  • EISSN: 1945-7545
  • Serial URL: https://www.astm.org/products-services/standards-and-publications/geotechnical-testing-journal.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Corrosion; Electrodes; Steel; Testing equipment; Underground structures
• Uncontrolled Terms: Soil resistivity
• Old TRIS Terms: Depolarization; Underground corrosion
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways; I41: General Soil Surveys; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00376816
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1983 12:00AM