Date of Award
1993
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Hartt, William H.
Abstract
Dimensional changes of thin cement paste specimens were monitored during exposure to distilled water, hydrochloric acid, alkaline and FeCl$\sb2$ solutions; and comparison was made with the experimental results obtained by other authors. Post experimental examination of reaction products formed on the specimen surface exposed to FeCl$\sb2$ was conducted using X-Ray diffraction. The data resulting from the measured dimensional changes were input to a finite element model to project the stresses that should occur in association with localized corrosion of embedded steel and wetting of adjacent cement by aqueous FeCl$\sb2$. Implications of the findings with regard to cement and concrete cracking in association with embedded metal corrosion are discussed.
Extent
105 p.
Recommended Citation
Bedu, Philippe., "Volumetric changes of cement paste under exposure to the simulated corrosion products of steel and their influence on cracking susceptibility" (1993). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 535.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/535
Identifier
FADT14990
Comments
College of Engineering and Computer Science|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1993.|College of Engineering and Computer Science