It is now accepted that the durability of reinforced concrete depends mainly on the composition and properties of the concrete surface layer. This layer, sometimes with a thickness close to the cover of the reinforcement, is most of the times the only responsible for the corrosion protection of the reinforcement. Surface treatments act as a barrier between the environment and the concrete. They prevent or retar...
A ranking procedure, developed by Czarnecki and Lukowski, is applied on a series of concrete protection products. The ranking procedure is applied to evaluate durability experiments, carried out on some commercially available silicone, acrylic and epoxy compounds for surface treatment of concrete. The ranking procedure transforms experimental data of properties into one numerical value, by which the products ca...
Nowadays, it is common knowledge that the biggest degradation of concrete is caused by outside to inside actions. Penetration of moisture, active gases and aggressive ions, as well as mechanical, physical and chemical causes frequently act together. A low porosity and low permeability of concrete to penetration of moisture and gases are the first lines of defence against several deterioration mechanisms. One of...
Three different types of surface protections were tested: silicone hydrophobic agent, acrylic and epoxy coatings. Surface treatments act as a barrier between the environment and the concrete, preventing or retarding the entry of harmful substances and cutting off the transportation path into concrete. There is a linear relation between the ionic permeability of the resin and the electrolytic conductivity of the...
Nowadays, it is consensual that the biggest degradation of concrete happens from outside to inside actions, due to the penetration of moisture, active gases and aggressive ions, by mechanical, physical and chemical causes that frequently act together. A low porosity, permeability and concrete penetration to moisture and gases are the first lines of defence against several deterioration mechanisms. The durabilit...
Dissertação de Mestrado em Engenharia Civil - Área de Materiais e Reabilitação da Construção ; Actualmente é consensual que a principal degradação do betão deve-se a acções que ocorrem do exterior para o interior, devido à penetração de humidade, gases activos e iões agressivos, por métodos mecânicos, físicos e químicos, que frequentemente ocorrem juntos. Uma baixa porosidade, permeabilidade e penetração no be...
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