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Corrosion Mechanism and Protection of Reinforced Concrete

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction and Building Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 857

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School of Transportation, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Interests: corrosion of the steel reinforcement; corrosion-induced cracking of the concrete
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School of Civil Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, China
Interests: structural reliability and durability
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College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
Interests: durability of concrete; utilization of solid waste in building materials

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue of Materials, focused on the “Corrosion Mechanism and Protection of Reinforced Concrete”.

Corrosion of the steel reinforcement is one of the most important challenges for the reinforced concrete, especially for the structures and infrastructure exposed to an aggressive environment. A series of programs has been conducted to improve the durability of the reinforced concrete. Thanks to the continuous research in this field, satisfactory improvements have been achieved, including innovations in both the materials, technologies, and theories.

This Special Issue aims to highlight and collect the most recent developments and trends in advances in corrosion mechanisms and protection of reinforced concrete. The corrosion issue will be encouraged, including but not limited to the following topics:

  • Corrosion mechanism of the steel reinforcement;
  • Propagation of the non-uniform corrosion;
  • Spatial distribution of the corrosion products in the concrete;
  • Corrosion-induced cracking of the concrete cover;
  • Degradation of the corroded concrete;
  • Improvement of the durability of the corroded RC constructions;
  • Protection of the reinforced concrete;
  • Strengthening of the predamaged structures.

Dr. Wenjun Zhu
Prof. Dr. Yafei Ma
Dr. Linwen Yu
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • corrosion of the steel reinforcement
  • corrosion-induced cracking
  • corrosion mechanism
  • corrosion prevention
  • corrosion inhibitor

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Experimental Verification of the Model for Estimating the Corrosion Current of Reinforcement in an RC Element
by Faustyn Recha, Wioletta Raczkiewicz, Kamil Bacharz, Artur Wójcicki, Petra Bujňáková and Peter Koteš
Materials 2025, 18(13), 2945; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18132945 - 21 Jun 2025
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This article includes tests of the deflection and load-bearing capacity of reinforced concrete beams exposed to chloride ions. This work forms part of the verification of a newly developed model for estimating the intensity of the corrosion current of the reinforcement, which assumes [...] Read more.
This article includes tests of the deflection and load-bearing capacity of reinforced concrete beams exposed to chloride ions. This work forms part of the verification of a newly developed model for estimating the intensity of the corrosion current of the reinforcement, which assumes the possibility of estimating the corrosion parameter based on a detailed analysis of the element deformation. The model assumes the use of the inverse problem, which is based on the analysis of deflection as a result of the partial impact of the corrosion process on the main reinforcement in the reinforced concrete element. This article presents, in detail, the course of the conducted tests, including the results of the deflection measurements with simultaneous measurements of the intensity of the corrosion current of the reinforcement during the test. As part of this research, a gravimetric analysis of the loss of reinforcement mass caused by the ongoing corrosion process was also performed. The main objective of this research was to experimentally verify the adopted model of the new diagnostic method, which fully confirmed the model assumptions. The obtained research results confirmed the validity of the assumptions adopted in the theoretical model, which was further confirmed by analytical calculations. Full article
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