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Koleva, D.A. (author), Taheri, P. (author), Tsvetkova, N. (author), Boshkov, N. (author), Van Breugel, K. (author), De Wit, J.H.W. (author), Mol, J.M.C. (author)This paper reports on the corrosion performance of composite zinc layers (~ 8µm) on a steel substrate, considering the influence of nano-aggregates and Cr(III) conversion layers, compared to control (only Zn layers) conditions. The main factors, influencing the corrosion performance of Zn in this study are: a) the effect of two concentrations of...journal article 2011
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Koleva, D.A. (author), Van Breugel, K. (author), Boshkov, N. (author), Mol, J.M.C. (author), De Wit, J.H.W. (author)This work reports on monitoring chloride-induced corrosion in reinforced mortar specimens, with and without addition of polymeric nano-aggregates in the mortar mixture. The investigation is a novel approach to control steel corrosion in reinforced concrete, hereby reporting the preliminary results, related to one of the main objectives: studying...journal article 2010
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Koleva, D.A. (author), Zhang, X. (author), Petrov, P. (author), Boshkov, N. (author), Van Breugel, K. (author), De Wit, J.H.W. (author), Mol, J.M.C. (author), Tsvetkova, N. (author)This study reports on a comparative investigation of the corrosion behavior of zinc (Zn) and nano-composite zinc (ZnC) galvanic layers in 5% NaCl solution. The metallic matrix of the ZnC layers incorporates nano-sized, stabilized polymeric aggregates, formed from the amphiphilic tri-block co-polymer: poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) - poly ...journal article 2008