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Includes bibliography.
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Florida Atlantic University
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2016
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2016
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Highway drainage pipes utilize concrete reinforced with steel wire to help mitigate water,
earth, and traffic loads. Drainage pipes reinforced with zinc electroplated steel fibers
offer a lower steel alternative to traditional steel wire cage reinforcements. The objective
of the thesis research was to determine the physical and electrochemical characteristics of
zinc electroplated steel fiber corrosion propagation. Experimental programs include:
Fracture analysis of zinc electroplated steel fibers embedded in dry-cast concrete pipes
exposed to varying chloride concentrations; Visual analysis of zinc electroplated steel
fibers embedded in concrete exposed to varying chloride concentrations; Electrochemical
analysis of zinc electroplated steel fibers embedded in concrete exposed to varying
chlorides; Chloride threshold determination for zinc electroplated steel fibers immersed
in simulated pore solution. Between the four experimental programs the most significant
conclusion is that oxygen, moisture, and chlorides past the chloride threshold must be
present for corrosion to propagate significantly on the zinc electroplated steel fibers.
earth, and traffic loads. Drainage pipes reinforced with zinc electroplated steel fibers
offer a lower steel alternative to traditional steel wire cage reinforcements. The objective
of the thesis research was to determine the physical and electrochemical characteristics of
zinc electroplated steel fiber corrosion propagation. Experimental programs include:
Fracture analysis of zinc electroplated steel fibers embedded in dry-cast concrete pipes
exposed to varying chloride concentrations; Visual analysis of zinc electroplated steel
fibers embedded in concrete exposed to varying chloride concentrations; Electrochemical
analysis of zinc electroplated steel fibers embedded in concrete exposed to varying
chlorides; Chloride threshold determination for zinc electroplated steel fibers immersed
in simulated pore solution. Between the four experimental programs the most significant
conclusion is that oxygen, moisture, and chlorides past the chloride threshold must be
present for corrosion to propagate significantly on the zinc electroplated steel fibers.
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265 p.
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FA00004637
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Includes bibliography.
Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
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2016
Date Created Backup
2016
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2016
Date Created (EDTF)
2016
Date Issued (EDTF)
2016
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FAU
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FA00004637
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Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: College of Engineering and Computer Science
Attributed name: Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
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Vogel, Dietrich H.
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Graduate College
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Evaluation of Chloride Threshold for Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Composited in Aggressively Corrosive Environments
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2016
2016
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Fla.
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Boca Raton, Fla.
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Title
Evaluation of Chloride Threshold for Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Composited in Aggressively Corrosive Environments
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Evaluation of Chloride Threshold for Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Composited in Aggressively Corrosive Environments