Corrosion Assessment of Steel Bars Used in Reinforced Concrete Structures by Means of Eddy Current Testing
Department of Electrical Engineering, São Paulo State University—Unesp, Bauru 17033-360, Brazil
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Sensors 2016, 16(1), 15; https://doi.org/10.3390/s16010015
Received: 25 September 2015
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Revised: 14 December 2015
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Accepted: 19 December 2015
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Published: 24 December 2015
(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
This paper presents a theoretical and experimental study on the use of Eddy Current Testing (ECT) to evaluate corrosion processes in steel bars used in reinforced concrete structures. The paper presents the mathematical basis of the ECT sensor built by the authors; followed by a finite element analysis. The results obtained in the simulations are compared with those obtained in experimental tests performed by the authors. Effective resistances and inductances; voltage drops and phase angles of wound coil are calculated using both; simulated and experimental data; and demonstrate a strong correlation. The production of samples of corroded steel bars; by using an impressed current technique is also presented. The authors performed experimental tests in the laboratory using handmade sensors; and the corroded samples. In the tests four gauges; with five levels of loss-of-mass references for each one were used. The results are analyzed in the light of the loss-of-mass and show a strong linear behavior for the analyzed parameters. The conclusions emphasize the feasibility of the proposed technique and highlight opportunities for future works.
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Keywords:
reinforced concrete structures; corrosion process; nondestructive testing; eddy current testing; accelerated corrosion techniques
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De Alcantara, N.P., Jr.; Da Silva, F.M.; Guimarães, M.T.; Pereira, M.D. Corrosion Assessment of Steel Bars Used in Reinforced Concrete Structures by Means of Eddy Current Testing. Sensors 2016, 16, 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/s16010015
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De Alcantara NP Jr., Da Silva FM, Guimarães MT, Pereira MD. Corrosion Assessment of Steel Bars Used in Reinforced Concrete Structures by Means of Eddy Current Testing. Sensors. 2016; 16(1):15. https://doi.org/10.3390/s16010015
Chicago/Turabian StyleDe Alcantara, Naasson P., Jr., Felipe M. Da Silva, Mateus T. Guimarães, and Matheus D. Pereira. 2016. "Corrosion Assessment of Steel Bars Used in Reinforced Concrete Structures by Means of Eddy Current Testing" Sensors 16, no. 1: 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/s16010015
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