Conventional and Pulse Cathodic Protection of Reinforced Concrete: Electrochemical Approach and Microstructural Investigations

Conventional and Pulse Cathodic Protection of Reinforced Concrete: Electrochemical Approach and Microstructural Investigations

An improved cathodic protection (CP), based on pulse regime was investigated in reinforced concrete, compared to conventional CP. Both regimes used CP current in the range of 2 to15 mA/m2. A voltage-to-current converter maintained the pulse current, the latter adjusted with duty cycle of 12% to 50 % and frequency of 500 Hz to 1 kHz. The...

Apparatus for cathodic protection of steel reinforced concrete structures and method

Electrochemical Performance of Low-Carbon Steel in Alkaline Model Solutions Containing Hybrid Aggregates

This work reports on the electrochemical performance of low-carbon steel electrodes in model alkaline solutions in the presence of 4.9.10-4 g/l hybrid aggregates i.e. cement extract, containing PDADMAC (poly (diallyl, dimethyl ammonium chloride) / PAA (Poly (acrylic acid)/ PDADMAC over a CaO core. The main objective was to determine if the...

Corrosion Performance of Carbon Steel in Micelle-containing Cement Extract

This study presents the results from a preliminary investigation on the corrosion behavior of low carbon steel in cement extract (CE) in the presence of very low concentration polymeric nanoaggregates (PEO113-b-PS70 micelles). The steel electrodes were investigated in Cl--containing CE as corrosion medium, compared to chloride-free CE as a...

Corrosion Performance of Carbon Steel in Simulated Pore Solution in the Presence of Micelles

This study presents the results on the investigation of the corrosion behavior of carbon steel in model alkaline medium in the presence of very low concentration of polymeric nanoaggregates [0.0024 wt % polyethylene oxide (PEO)113-b-PS70 micelles]. The steel electrodes were investigated in chloride free and chloride-containing cement extracts....