CORRELATION BETWEEN CORROSION OF REINFORCING STEEL AND VOIDS AND CRACKS IN CONCRETE STRUCTURES (WITH DISCUSSION AND CLOSURE)

The corrosion of metals in concrete is a multibillion-dollar problem in the United States. Most of the corrosion-in-concrete literature claims that deicing salts, or other sources of environmental chlorides, permeate concrete structures and lead to corrosion, which causes subsequent cracking of the overlying concrete. This report presents the results of analyses of corroded reinforced concrete structures and correlates structural loading patterns, cracking, and corrosion. The results of these analyses support the conclusion that, for the structures analyzed, the corrosion was a consequence of cracking.

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  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1211, Concrete Bridge Design and Maintenance: Steel Corrosion in Concrete. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Authors:
  • Borgard, B
  • WARREN, C
  • Somayaji, S
  • Heidersbach, R
• Discussers:
  • Crumpton, Cecil F
• Publication Date: 1989

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1-11
• Monograph Title: Concrete bridge design and maintenance: steel corrosion in concrete
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1211
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete structures; Corrosion; Cracking; Deicing chemicals; Loads; Reinforcing steel; Void ratios
• Old TRIS Terms: Loading history; Void
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00494585
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309048087
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 31 1990 12:00AM