Abstract
This investigation presents some of the results from an Iberoamerican project called DURACON in a five-year period (nine countries, 16 sites). This project correlates the influence of urban and marine meteorochemical parameters on the performance of reinforced concrete structures. The environment was evaluated using ISO Standard 9223 and the concrete was characterized physically by measuring compressive strength, elastic modulus, total and effective porosity, as well as resistance to water absorption. After a one-year exposure period, the results of the corrosion potentiality and probability analysis of the reinforcement in the different test stations show that the concrete prepared in Venezuela is the one that has the greatest probability of carbonation-induced corrosion of the reinforcement, with the test site at Cali, Colombia being the one that would induce least corrosion. These results are comparable with those found using electrochemical measurements, after a five-year exposure period.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Concrete under Severe Conditions |
| Subtitle of host publication | Environment and Loading - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Concrete under Severe Conditions, CONSEC'10 |
| Pages | 45-56 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| State | Published - 2010 |
| Event | 6th International Conference on Concrete under Severe Conditions-Environment and Loading, CONSEC'10 - Merida, Yucatan, Mexico Duration: 7 Jun 2010 → 9 Jun 2010 |
Publication series
| Name | Concrete under Severe Conditions: Environment and Loading - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Concrete under Severe Conditions, CONSEC'10 |
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| Volume | 1 |
Conference
| Conference | 6th International Conference on Concrete under Severe Conditions-Environment and Loading, CONSEC'10 |
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| Country/Territory | Mexico |
| City | Merida, Yucatan |
| Period | 7/06/10 → 9/06/10 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 14 Life Below Water
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