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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787583003321

Titolo

Cathodic protection of steel in concrete and masonry / / edited by Paul M. Chess, John P. Broomfield

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-429-22426-5

0-415-39503-8

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (250 p.)

Collana

Concrete technology Cathodic protection of steel in concrete and masonry

Disciplina

620.1/37

620.137

Soggetti

Reinforcing bars - Corrosion

Reinforcing bars - Cathodic protection

Reinforced concrete - Cathodic protection

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Revised edition of: Cathodic protection of steel in concrete.  c1998.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1: Corrosion in reinforced concrete structures; Chapter 2: Corrosion in masonry structures; Chapter 3: Site appraisal to enable efficient cathodic protection design; Chapter 4: Cathodic protection mechanism and a review of criteria; Chapter 5: History and principles of cathodic protection for reinforced concrete; Chapter 6: Immersed cathodic protection design; Chapter 7: Design of a cathodic protection system for exposed reinforced concrete structures; Chapter 8: Design of a cathodic protection system for masonry

Chapter 9: Design of cathodic protection systems for new reinforced concrete structuresChapter 10: Power supplies; Chapter 11: Monitoring cathodic protection in concrete and masonry structures; Chapter 12: Case studies of cathodic protection installations; Chapter 13: Economic aspects; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Revised and updated, this second edition of Cathodic Protection of Steel in Concrete and Masonry covers both reinforced concrete and masonry structures, describes in detail the overall design factors



involved in cathodic protection (CP), and also provides a theoretical basis for why it works. It refers to the new European standard EN 12696 for cathodic protection where relevant.What's new in the Second Edition:Updates techniques and methodsIncludes applications to new materials, and new examplesConsiders the virtue