Date of Award
2009
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Abstract
Prevention of the corrosion of steel reinforcement embedded in concrete is a constant challenge in engineering. A study of concrete surface resistivity versus elevation of partially immersed reinforced concrete structures in a marine splash zone has been developed and correlations made between concrete quality and chloride diffusion, i.e., aggressive ion permeability. A conditioning procedure was developed in which the concrete moisture content is increased by direct contact with fresh water for several days. The electrical resistivity of concrete is known to be primarily a function of the degree of water saturation. Correlations between field obtained concrete surface resistivity values versus chloride diffusivity, and between normalized resistivity measured on cores obtained from the field versus chloride diffusivity has been established. The resistivity values were measured on structures with different concrete mixes and various ages.
Extent
xii, 93 p. : ill. (some col.)
Recommended Citation
Suarez-Solano, Andres M., "Concrete surface resistivity profiles along the splash zone on bridge piles exposed to sea water" (2009). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009. 1643.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_5/1643
Identifier
FADT369390
Comments
by Andres M. Suarez-Solano.|Thesis (M.S.C.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2009.|Includes bibliography.|Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web.|by Andres M. Suarez-Solano.