TY  - JOUR
TI  - Corrosion and Chloride Diffusivity of Reinforced Concrete Cracked under Sustained Flexure
AB  - This research discusses the chloride diffusivity of concrete as well as corrosion performance of rebars in cracked and uncracked states. Prismatic concrete specimens with two water-to-cement ratios, two concrete cover thicknesses with and without steel fibers were used. Three-point flexural loading was applied to form cracks and cracks were sustained by a bolt system. Half-cell potential and corrosion rate measurements were carried out following wetting - drying cycles in chloride environment which were continued for 80 weeks. The positive effects of lower water-to-cement ratio and greater cover depth were found to be surpassed by existence of cracks in concrete.
AU  - Ozturan, Turan
AU  - Ozyurt Zihnioglu, Nilufer
AU  - Söylev, Tayfun Altuğ
AU  - Pehlivan, Ahmet Onur
AU  - NIS, ANIL
DO  - 10.18400/tekderg.430536
PY  - 2020
JO  - Teknik Dergi
VL  - 31
IS  - 6
SN  - 1300-3453
SP  - 10315
EP  - 10337
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/440623
ER  -