The automobile industry commonly uses cyclic corrosion tests (CCTs) to evaluate the durability of materials. However, the extended evaluation period required by CCTs can pose challenges in this fast-paced industry. To address this issue, a new approa...
The corrosion of steel in post-tensioned tendons has been associated with deficient grout materials containing high free sulfate ion concentrations. In a Florida bridge in 2011, tendon corrosion failures occurred for a prepackaged thixotropic grout t...
New environmental regulations have led to major changes in aluminum corrosion protection by prohibiting, for example, Cr(VI). Thus, the assessment of the corrosion behavior of Cr-free systems under atmospheric conditions is a major topic of interest...
Equipment in a long-term marine atmosphere environment is prone to corrosion failure. Natural field exposure tests usually require a long time to obtain corrosion information. This study worked out a laboratory-accelerated corrosion test method that...
Rehabilitation of corroded buried galvanized steel structures, including corrugated metal culverts (CMCs) and pipes (CMPs), requires a deep understanding of the corrosion process and the corresponding deterioration. The current paper describes an acc...
Erosion effect of chloride ions from the marine, deicing salt, saline-alkali land and some industrial environments will cause the corrosion of rebar in concrete, which is one of the most harmful factors affecting the durability of concrete structure....
The present study investigates the corrosion development and induced cracks in reinforced concrete specimens submitted to an accelerated corrosion test. The accelerated chloride-induced corrosion test was performed using an impressed current mode. Th...
Various studies have been conducted to better understand the long-term corrosion mechanism for steels in a soil environment. Here, electrochemical acceleration methods present the most efficient way to simulate long-term corrosion. Among the various...
Corrosion in natural seawater is difficult to simulate in a laboratory due to the slow rate and complexity of the corrosion process which involves multiple influential factors. This paper aims to explore the quantitative effect of environmental facto...
In the realm of accelerated testing within controlled laboratory settings, the fidelity of the service environment assumes paramount importance. It is imperative to replicate real-world conditions while compressing the testing duration to facilitate...
Rubber components filled with carbon black are widely used in vehicles for sealing, preventing water ingress, and reducing vibration and aerodynamic noise. However, carbon particles increase the electrical conductivity of rubber. When a carbon-filled...
Corrosion of steel pipe specimens in marine environments plays a critical role in the durability and service-life design of coastal and offshore structures. In Vietnam, the scarcity of long-term field corrosion data necessitates the application of ac...
This research study aims to enhance the understanding of corrosion behaviour in lapped spliced joints within reinforced concrete structures. Specifically, the effect of corrosion on bond degradation and crack formation is investigated. Accelerated co...
In this study, a time-dependent corrosion depth estimation method using atmospheric corrosion monitor (ACM) sensor data to evaluate time-dependent corrosion behaviors is proposed. For the time-dependent corrosion depth estimation of uncoated carbon s...
The effects of reinforcement corrosion and sustained axial load on mechanical performance of reinforced concrete (RC) columns were investigated in the present study. Three different degrees of reinforcement corrosion were achieved by controlling the...
Magnesium alloys are promising biodegradable implant materials due to their excellent biocompatibility and non-toxicity. However, their poor corrosion resistance limits their application in vivo. Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) is a powerful tech...
The paper presents the finite element method model (FEM) which allows the forecasting of the evolution of damage in a concrete cover together with experimental verification of the model. The objective of the model is to define the corrosive volume st...
Metal guitar strings are essential components whose acoustic performance and durability are compromised by surface degradation, mainly corrosion. This phenomenon directly affects their mechanical properties, limiting their useful life. This study inv...
This paper studies the corrosion behavior of B10 copper-nickel alloy in marine environment. Accelerated degradation test under marine environmental conditions was designed and performed based on the accelerated testing principle and the corrosion de...
In the marine atmosphere, the corrosion rate of ship components is 4–5 times higher than that of the inland atmosphere. To solve the serious corrosion problem arising from long-term service in the marine environment of naval aircraft and ships, etc.,...
Crumb rubber concrete (CRC) is a concrete that contains rubber crumbs. This article presents a study of three experiments on long aged CRC specimens that were cored from a decade old CRC bridge deck in Tianjin, China. The three experimental tests con...
The influence of the copper (Cu) content on the corrosion resistance of 3.5%Ni low-carbon weathering steel was investigated using periodic dry–wet cycle accelerated corrosion tests. The mechanical properties of the steels were assessed via tens...
Weathering steel (WS), a class of low-alloy steel, which often outperforms traditional carbon steels in bridge applications, develops a stable and adherent patina that enhances resistance to atmospheric corrosion. The patinas develop through complex...
In order to eliminate or slow down the corrosion of various marine facilities, it has become a necessary choice to develop and use effective antifouling coatings for the development of marine equipment. This paper takes the newly developed copper-fre...
In this work, the corrosion behavior and mechanical properties of 30CrMnSiA high-strength steel under a harsh marine atmosphere environment were systematically studied using accelerated test technology, along with corrosion kinetic analysis, microstr...
Accelerated corrosion tests of reinforced concrete (RC) specimens were conducted to estimate the corrosion expansion rate of reinforcing bars. Subsequently, finite element analysis was performed with the estimated expansion rate for RC beams to inves...
The corrosion and degradation behavior of high-strength steel wires during service directly affect the safety and usability of suspenders in steel pipe concrete arch bridges. In this study, three different types of specimens were fabricated using ste...
This study focuses on the chloride ion penetration resistance of a magnesium phosphate cement (MPC)-based composite material coating on the surface of silicate material. By means of electrical flux method and electric acceleration corrosion tests, th...
In this research, methods of increasing the corrosion resistance of reinforced concrete were experimentally investigated. The study used silica fume and fly ash at optimized percentages of 10 and 25% by cement weight, polypropylene fibers at a ratio...
Single-layer steel reticulated shell structures have a long history and are widely distributed. As their service life increases, corrosion in these structures becomes an increasingly prominent problem. However, currently, there is nearly no research...
Prestressed concrete box girders are commonly employed in the development of high-speed railway bridge constructions. The prestressed strands in the girder may corrode due to long-term chloride erosion, leading to the degradation of its flexural perf...
Conventional indoor corrosion test design methods primarily focus on the rapid evaluation of material corrosion resistance, often neglecting the impact of environmental stress levels on the equivalence of corrosion mechanisms. This study introduces a...
Hyperbaric oxygen-accelerated corrosion testing (HOACT) is a newly developed method to study in the labor the corrosion behavior of steel bars in concrete. This work aimed to intensively investigate the mechanical properties and microstructures of HO...
The cable-stayed bridge anchorage system is prone to serious corrosion problems in the offshore environment, threatening its service safety. Based on the copper accelerated salt spray (CASS) test, the anchorage system was subjected to accelerated cor...
This paper presents the application of interval algebra in affine formulation to assess damage propagation in test reinforced concrete elements subjected to accelerated corrosion of rebar, taking into account the uncertainty of parameters. Corrosion...
Hot-dip Galvanized rebar (hereafter, HDG rebar) has an anti-corrosion effect due to the sacrificial anodic reaction of zinc. Additionally, the zinc coating itself provides barrier protection for the steel substrate. Meanwhile, from one of the investi...
Recently, countries from around the globe have been actively developing a new solar power system, namely, the floating photovoltaic (FPV) system. FPV is advantageous in terms of efficiency and cost effectiveness; however, environmental conditions on...
Powder coatings are widely applied for corrosion protection of steel, aluminum, and hot dip galvanized steel in a variety of corrosive environments. Powder coatings are subjected to a number of strict laboratory tests to determine their mechanical pr...
This study established a marine atmospheric corrosion prediction model by comparing the corrosion behavior of 7075 aluminum alloy in neutral salt spray tests and outdoor exposure tests conducted in the coastal atmosphere of Hainan. The results show t...
Research on early stages of corrosion of steel bars caused by chloride penetration is relevant in improving the durability of reinforced concrete structures. Similarly, the formation and development of cracks induced in the surrounding concrete is al...
Microbiologically induced corrosion (MIC) leads to the degradation/deterioration of concrete pipes, due to the formation of gypsum. Magnesium hydroxide powders may protect the concrete surface by maintaining alkaline pH values at the surface, or by n...
Highway bridges in coastal areas are seriously affected by the marine environment, while most of the existing test methods for bridge-reinforced concrete beams considering both corrosion and fatigue factors are carried out in an alternating manner, w...
In the automotive industry, the application of dry lubricants on aluminium is indispensable for achieving a high-quality forming behaviour. To provide a short production time, these forming aids are not removed during the joining step. The aim of thi...
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...
The Microbiologically Induced Corrosion (MIC) of concrete sewer pipes is a commonly known problem that can lead to the destruction of the system, creating multiple public health issues and the need for costly repair investments. The present study foc...
Prestressed reinforced concrete beams are widely used in industrial and commercial buildings, which are commonly exposed to aggressive environments and damaged by corrosion. This precast construction technique has also been used for the last 50 years...
This Special Issue presents a series of research papers and reviews about the actual trend of powder and high solid coatings which show the advantage of great environmental sustainability by avoiding the massive use of organic solvents. Moreover, som...
To reveal the influence of joint type and epoxy-coated steel bar surface damage on the durability of assembled bridge piers, this study simulated the potential damage to epoxy-coated steel bars at various stages of an actual construction process by b...
In the realm of industrial automation, corrosion represents one of the primary modes of failure, especially in the case of armored thermocouples exposed to temperatures ranging between 1073.15–1373.15 K. In this context, the selection of metal...
The present study aims to investigate the impact of thermal energy storage aggregate (TESA) and nano-titanium (NT) on properties of structural concrete. TESA was made of scoria encapsulated with phase change materials (PCMs). Coarse aggregates were r...
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