Macrocell corrosion of steel in concrete: Characterization of anodic behavior in relation to the chloride content

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (9) ◽  
pp. 1424-1441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chantal Chalhoub ◽  
Raoul François ◽  
David Garcia ◽  
Stephane Laurens ◽  
Myriam Carcasses
Keyword(s):  
Chloride Content ◽  
Anodic Behavior ◽  
Concrete Characterization ◽  
Corrosion Of Steel ◽  
Macrocell Corrosion

Characterization of Impressed Current Technique to Model Corrosion of Reinforcement in Concrete

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-99
Author(s):  
Abu Zakir Morshed ◽  
Sheikh Shakib ◽  
Tanzim Jahin
Keyword(s):  
Immersion Time ◽  
Chloride Content ◽  
Engineering Science ◽  
Coastal Regions ◽  
Faraday’S Law ◽  
Current Technique ◽  
Corrosion Cell ◽  
Impressed Current

Corrosion of reinforcement is an important durability concern for the structures exposed to coastal regions. Since corrosion of reinforcement involves long periods of time, impressed current technique is usually used to accelerate the corrosion of reinforcement in laboratories. Characterization of impressed current technique was the main focus of this research,which involved determination of optimum chloride content and minimum immersion time of specimens for which the application of Faraday’s law could be efficient. To obtain optimum chloride content, the electrolytes in the corrosion cell were prepared similar to that of concrete pore solutions. Concrete prisms of 200 mm by 200 mm by 300 mm were used to determine the minimum immersion time for saturation. It was found that the optimum chloride content was 35 gm/L and the minimum immersion time for saturation was 140 hours. Accounting the results, a modified expression based on Faraday’s law was proposed to calculate weight loss due to corrosion. Journal of Engineering Science 11(1), 2020, 93-99

scholarly journals Corrosion of Steel Rebars in Anoxic Environments. Part II: Pit Growth Rate and Mechanical Strength

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 2547
Author(s):  
Elena Garcia ◽  
Julio Torres ◽  
Nuria Rebolledo ◽  
Raul Arrabal ◽  
Javier Sanchez
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Strength ◽  
Chloride Content ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Offshore Structures ◽  
Anoxic Environments ◽  
Electrochemical Parameters ◽  
Cathode Area ◽  
Optical Profilometer ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Corrosion Of Steel

Reinforced concrete may corrode in anoxic environments such as offshore structures. Under such conditions the reinforcement fails to passivate completely, irrespective of chloride content, and the corrosion taking place locally induces the growth of discrete pits. This study characterised such pits and simulated their growth from experimentally determined electrochemical parameters. Pit morphology was assessed with an optical profilometer. A finite element model was developed to simulate pit growth based on electrochemical parameters for different cathode areas. The model was able to predict long-term pit growth by deformed geometry set up. Simulations showed that pit growth-related corrosion tends to maximise as cathode area declines, which lower the pitting factor. The mechanical strength developed by the passive and prestressed rebar throughout its service life was also estimated. Passive rebar strength may drop by nearly 20% over 100 years, whilst in the presence of cracking from the base of the pit steel strength may decline by over 40%.

scholarly journals Corrosion of Steel Rebars in Anoxic Environments. Part I: Electrochemical Measurements

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 2491
Author(s):  
Elena Garcia ◽  
Julio Torres ◽  
Nuria Rebolledo ◽  
Raul Arrabal ◽  
Javier Sanchez
Keyword(s):  
Corrosion Rate ◽  
Electrochemical Impedance ◽  
Electrochemical Techniques ◽  
Chloride Content ◽  
Offshore Platforms ◽  
Anoxic Conditions ◽  
Current Limit ◽  
Anoxic Environments ◽  
Corrosion Of Steel ◽  
Steel Rebars

The number of reinforced concrete structures subject to anoxic conditions such as offshore platforms and geological storage facilities is growing steadily. This study explored the behaviour of embedded steel reinforcement corrosion under anoxic conditions in the presence of different chloride concentrations. Corrosion rate values were obtained by three electrochemical techniques: Linear polarization resistance, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and chronopotenciometry. The corrosion rate ceiling observed was 0.98 µA/cm2, irrespective of the chloride content in the concrete. By means of an Evans diagram, it was possible to estimate the value of the cathodic Tafel constant (bc) to be 180 mV dec−1, and the current limit yielded an ilim value of 0.98 µA/cm2. On the other hand, the corrosion potential would lie most likely in the −900 mVAg/AgCl to −1000 mVAg/AgCl range, whilst the bounds for the most probable corrosion rate were 0.61 µA/cm2 to 0.22 µA/cm2. The experiments conducted revealed clear evidence of corrosion-induced pitting that will be assessed in subsequent research.

scholarly journals Synthesis and Characterization of New Schiff Bases Derived from N (1)-Substituted Isatin with Dithiooxamide and Their Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Pd(II), and Pt(IV) Complexes

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahlam J. Abdul-Ghani ◽  
Asmaa M. N. Khaleel
Keyword(s):  
Schiff Bases ◽  
Antifungal Agents ◽  
Magnetic Moments ◽  
Thermal Studies ◽  
Chloride Content ◽  
Conductivity Measurements ◽  
Proteus Vulgaris ◽  
Elemental Analyses ◽  
Antibacterial And Antifungal

Three new Schiff bases of N-substituted isatin , and = Schiff base of N-acetylisatin, N-benzylisatin, and N-benzoylisatin, respectively, and their metal complexes , , , , , , , , , , , , and , were reported. The complexes were characterized by elemental analyses, metal and chloride content, spectroscopic methods, magnetic moments, conductivity measurements, and thermal studies. Some of these compounds were tested as antibacterial and antifungal agents againstStaphylococcus aureus, Proteus vulgaris, Candida albicans, and Aspergillus niger.

Effect of Anodic and Cathodic Chloride Contents on the Macrocell Corrosion and Polarization Behavior of Reinforcing Steel

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 45-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhong Lu Cao ◽  
Hao Yu Chen ◽  
Lian Yu Wei ◽  
Makoto Hibino
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Concrete Structures ◽  
Chloride Content ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Structures ◽  
Reinforcing Steel ◽  
Anodic Reaction ◽  
Polarization Behavior ◽  
Mixed Control ◽  
Cement Mortars ◽  
Macrocell Corrosion

The effect of anodic and cathodic chloride contents on the macrocell corrosion and polarization behavior of reinforcing steel embedded in cement mortars were investigated and clarified. The results indicated that the higher cathodic chloride content could accelerate the cathodic reaction of cathode and make the controlling mode of macrocell corrosion changed from cathodic control to mixed control or anodic control. The higher anodic chloride content could accelerate the anodic reaction of anode and make the macrocell corrosion more controlled by cathode. These results will provide a guide to inhibiting the macrocell corrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete, which are not only useful for engineers to design and construct the new marine reinforced concrete structures, but also are helpful for engineers to repair or rehabilitate the existing chloride contaminated reinforced concrete structures, in the condition of avoiding the adverse effect of macrocell corrosion induced by the non-uniform distribution of anodic and cathodic chloride.

Steric Modification of Metal-Phosphorus Bond Lengths: the Preparation, Characterization and CrystalStructures of mer-trans-(PPri3)2(Pme2Ph)-Cl-cis-H2IrIII(1) and mer-trans-(PPri3)2(PMe2Ph)H3IrIII

1995 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 1183 ◽  
Author(s):  
EJ Ditzel ◽  
GB Robertson
Keyword(s):  
Chloride Content ◽  
Monoclinic Space Group ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Orthorhombic Space Group ◽  
Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Bond Lengths ◽  
Steric Crowding ◽  
Unit Increase

The syntheses and subsequent characterization of the complexes mer -trans-(PPri3)2(Pme2Ph)-Cl-cis-H2IrIII(1) and mer-trans-(PPri3)2(PMe2Ph)H3IrIII (2) by n.m.r. and by low temperature (153�5 K) X-ray diffraction analyses are reported. Crystals of (1) are monoclinic, space group P21/c with a 19.277(2), b 9.020(1), c 17.657(2) Ǻ, β 101.40(1)° and Z 4. Crystals of (2) are orthorhombic, space group P212121, with a 19.373(3), b 18.724(2), c 8.113(1) Ǻ and Z 4. Full-matrix least-squares analyses converged with R = 0.027 and wR = 0.031 for (1) (3243 reflections), and R = 0.030 and wR = 0.038 for (2) (2892 reflections). Consistent with previous observation, the unit increase in chloride content (in place of hydride) in (1) is accompanied by a global lengthening of 0.036 Ǻ (av.) in the Ir -P bond lengths cf. those in (2). Also, because of increased steric crowding (two PPri3 ligands in place of two Pme2Ph), the Ir-PMe2Ph bond in (1) is 0.019(2) Ǻ longer than the chemically equivalent bond in mer-(PMe2Ph)3Cl-cis-H2IrIII. In previously reported complexes in this series metrically similar increases in Ir-PMe2Ph distances result from the replacement of just one Pme2Ph ligand by PPri3.

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