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Long-term performance of surface impregnation of reinforced concrete structures with silane

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posted on 2013-08-28, 13:05 authored by Christian Christodoulou, Chris GoodierChris Goodier, Simon Austin, John Webb, Gareth K. Glass
Silanes can act as hydrophobic pore liners for reinforced concrete (RC) structures. They can significantly reduce the depth of chloride penetration, a major cause of steel reinforcement corrosion. However, there is little published information on their long-term performance. Thirty-two concrete cores were extracted from eight full-scale RC bridge supporting cross-beams that were treated with silane 20 years ago. Their water absorption by capillarity was measured and compared with sixteen control cores extracted from four non-silane treated RC cross-beams constructed at the same time. Results show that silanes may provide a residual protective effect against water even after 20 years of service.

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School

  • Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Citation

CHRISTODOULOU, C. ... et al., 2013. Long-term performance of surface impregnation of reinforced concrete structures with silane. Construction and Building Materials, 48, pp.708-716.

Publisher

© Elsevier

Version

  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

Publication date

2013

Notes

This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in the journal, Construction and Building Materials. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.07.038

ISSN

0950-0618

Language

  • en