Concrete rebar

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There are perhaps hundreds of miscellaneous unsaturated polyester resin construction applications. These would include window frames, doors, cabinet enclosures, electrical boxes, etc. In addition, recent developments bode well for unsaturated polyesters in construction markets. Concrete rebar, bridge construction and general infrastructure repair are examples of growing construction applications. 

Fusion-Bonded Epoxies. These are powder-based epoxies applied to hot substrates. The powder on contact with the hot substrate melts followed by a chemical reaction. On cooling, the solid film is formed. Fusion-bonded epoxies are widely used in pipelines and concrete rebar applications. 

Rebar corrosion in concrete is considered to occur in two phases [8]. The first phase begins with construction of the structure and ends with corrosion initiation when depassivating species reach the reinforcement. The second phase is the active corrosion that destroys the structure. Controlling rebar corrosion in this phase is very difficult. Passive film corrosion is initiated when local pore solution at the concrete-rebar interface drops below the passivation pH due to the presence of atmospheric carbon dioxide (carbonation) or chloride penetration. The following mechanism controls the carbonation process ... 

Figure 12.9 shows chloride content change at the concrete rebar surface as a function of time. Simulations were performed for a cover thickness of 5.08 cm and different surface chloride contents. It is clear that an increase in surface chloride content results in more chloride ions at the rebar surface, leading to faster corrosion initiation. 

In the earlier Nestehous , Concept House of Neste, Finland, the development of new on-site processing techniques were aimed at. Concrete casting moulds that stayed on the construction site were prepared from GFRP composites of polyester and they were used to prepare concrete rebars (prepared with concrete and PP fibres) used as the main load bearing material in the house. 

For concrete structures reinforced by FRP rebars, exposure to fire also induces a progressive rise of the internal temperature. As FRP rebars are embedded in concrete, the lack of oxygen will inhibit their burning. However, if temperature within the structure exceeds Fg, softening of the polymer matrix may compromise the stress transfer at the concrete/rebar interface and lead to bond failure (Saafi, 2002). This may result in increased load deflection and ultimately to the collapse of the structure. It has been demonstrated that... 

The pore solution is effectively neutralized by this reaction. Carbonation damage usually appears as a well-defined front parallel to the outside surface. Behind the front, where all the calcium hydroxide has reacted, the pH is reduced to around 8, whereas ahead of the front, the pH remains above 12.6. When the carbonation front reaches the reinforcement, the passive film is no longer stable, and active corrosion is initiated. Figure 1.14 shows that active corrosion is possible at the reduced pH level. Damage to the concrete from carbonation-induced corrosion is manifested in the form of surface spalling, resulting from the buildup of voluminous corrosion products at the concrete-rebar interface (Fig. 1.15). 

Many passive metals suffer pitting attack when aggressive ions (usually chloride) enter the system. It is possible to forestall pitting, or to stop it once started, using cathodic protection. It is not necessary to polarise to the protection potential of the metal a negative shift of 100 mV from the natural corrosion potential in the environment will often be sufficient. This technique has been applied to various stainless steels and to aluminium . The philosophy is not unlike that applied to rebar in concrete. 

The proof of protection is more difficult to establish in this case for two reasons. First, the object is to restore passivity to the rebar and not to render it virtually immune to corrosion. Second, it is difficult to measure the true electrode potential of rebars under these conditions. This is because the cathodic-protection current flowing through the concrete produces a voltage error in the measurements made (see below). For this reason it has been found convenient to use a potential decay technique to assess protection rather than a direct potential measurement. Thus a 100 mV decay of polarisation in 4 h once current has been interrupted has been adopted as the criterion for adequate protection. It will be seen that this proposal does not differ substantially from the decay criterion included in Table 10.3 and recommended by NACE for assessing the full protection of steel in other environments. Of course, in this case the cathodic polarisation is intended to inhibit pit growth and restore passivity, not to establish effective immunity. 

Rebar an abbreviation of reinforcing bar, referring to reinforced concrete. 

In this upgrade option, longitudinal 4 rebars are provided at 8 in (20 cm) on center and the wall cavities are filled solid with concrete. 

Intake water tunnels are generally made from concrete, and absorption of water by concrete is the main reason for corrosion in reinforcement. In intake structures the problems are due to concrete failure from salts penetrating into the concrete and corroding the rebar. Hard, dense concrete with ample cover to reinforcement and without cracks and porosity has good resistance to corrosion against seawater. In Indian nuclear power plants, the experience with concrete intake tunnels with respect to corrosion behavior is not bad except that special care is required for protection against algae, clams, mussels, etc. which attach to the tunnel surface. 

Galvanized steel rebar in concrete reduces the corrosion rate to acceptable levels (i.e., <0.5 pm/year in most of the cases) as shown by the data in Table 4.81. 

The corrosion rates of rebar in concrete are high when the chloride content of the environment is high. Extensive laboratory test data on the corrosion of rebar in concrete are available.92 Field test data are limited by comparison. 

Corrosion mitigation of steel rebar in concrete can be achieved by ... 

The mechanical and physical properties of some alloys chosen for rebar in concrete are relevant in the performance of the alloys. The mechanical properties of some reinforcing bar alloys are given in Table 7.11. All the steels except duplex steels were subjected to cold work in order to increase their strength. Duplex S31803 steel in the annealed state exhibits strength levels close to the values of the cold-worked alloys. 

Even if the validity of the basic unit costs and hours has been established, the Project Manager must ascertain that the composition of each unit price is consistent with the scope of units i.e., if the unit is cubic yards of concrete and includes excavation, rebar, and forms, the cost and hours per cubic yard must include a reasonable pro rata of all the cost components. Chapter 19 provides enough data to make this analysis. 

Includes excavation, back fill, rebar, forming, stripping, finish, grouting and craft foremen. Does not include dewatering, purchased backfill, underground obstructions, special concrete treating, or curing. 

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