Effect of microstructure on durability of reinforced concrete under natural corrosion KU Leuven
During their lifetime, reinforced concrete structures are subjected to complex and interacting degradation mechanisms. These degradation processes and microstructural changes at material level, such as carbonation, chloride ingress, shrinkage, rebar corrosion, etc. have an impact on the degradation of reinforced concrete on the macro-structural level, e.g. corrosion-induced concrete cracking. A more fundamental understanding of these ...