000			01690nab a2200205 4500
005			20260520000923.0
008			260224s2011 xxu
245	0	0	_aActive protection of fiber-reinforced polymer-wrapped reinforced concrete structures against corrosion
260			_a _b _cfeb. 2011
270			_a22/02/2011 ; 22/02/2011
300			_a11 p. ; 025002
520			_aTranscripción del resumen del autor. Large numbers of reinforced concrete (RC) structures that have been damaged from corrosion of steel reinforcements are rehabilitated with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites. This paper investigates active protection of the steel embedded in concrete that is treated with surface-bonded carbon FRP. The electrically conductive carbon fiber is used as an anode while the reinforcing bar is used as a cathode. Concrete cylinder specimens with embedded steel bars are immersed in salt water, and anodic current is passed through the reinforcement to initiate cracking in concrete as a result of accelerated corrosion of steel. Carbon FRP sheets have been bonded adhesively to the cylinders. The adhesive has been modified to impart electrical conductivity. Specimens were exposed to a highly corrosive environment for a specified time. Pullout strength, mass loss, potentiodynamic scans, and the half-cell potential of steel are reported as metrics of performance of the samples. The proposed technique has been very effective in retarding the corrosion of steel.
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773	0		_tCorrosion _g67
942			_cARTICULO
100	1		_aGadve, S. _944597
100	1		_aMukherjee, A. _944598
100	1		_aMalhotra, S.N. _944599
999			_c173473 _d173473