Title:
In-Place Corrosion Monitoring
Author(s):
Carolyn M. Hansson, Phil T. Seabrook, and Tracy D. Marcotte
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
26
Issue:
7
Appears on pages(s):
59-65
Keywords:
Models; service life; corrosion rates; input; probe installation.
DOI:
Date:
7/1/2004
Abstract:
Creating models to predict the service life of concrete structures is now a common procedure. The output of these models, however, is frequently limited to the time until the onset of corrosion partly because the models are based on input parameters that are not representative of in place conditions. In place probes, however, permit the monitoring of actual corrosion rates, environmental conditions, and the quality of concrete cover, thus providing better information for input into the model, improving their reliability. This article also presents information about some in place probe installations.