Corrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete: monitoring techniques and mitigation strategies

dc.contributor.advisorThomas, Michael
dc.contributor.advisorMoffatt, Edward
dc.contributor.authorFahim, Andrew
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T16:18:47Z
dc.date.available2023-03-01T16:18:47Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.date.updated2023-03-01T15:01:30Z
dc.description.abstractCorrosion of reinforcing steel is the most prominent cause of premature concrete deterioration. This necessitates understanding the methods available to monitor the rate of corrosion propagation, as well as the strategies that can be used to delay corrosion-induced deterioration. This thesis presents results of a study conducted to determine the reliability of several electrochemical corrosion-monitoring techniques. The reliability of these techniques was investigated experimentally, through laboratory experiments, as well as numerically, through finite element modeling. This thesis also presents results from a study on the corrosion-resistance of concrete incorporating supplementary cementing materials (SCMs) subjected to a marine environment for 25 years. This investigation included determining the effect of SCM incorporation on chloride diffusion, concrete resistivity and reinforcement corrosion rate. Finally, this thesis presents results from an investigation conducted on the performance of several corrosion-resistant reinforcements. This was performed through laboratory and field-exposure experiments implemented to compare the performance of these reinforcements to accepted standards.
dc.description.copyright©Andrew Fahim, 2018
dc.formattext/xml
dc.format.extentxv, 317 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/13454
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.disciplineCivil Engineering
dc.titleCorrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete: monitoring techniques and mitigation strategies
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineering
thesis.degree.fullnameMaster of Science in Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.Sc.E.

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