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Corrosion Science 53 (2011) 4166–4177 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Corrosion Science journal homepage: www.else /locate/corsci 3D Numerical modelling of steel corrosion in concrete structures ˇ a,b,⇑ ´ b c J. Oz bolt , G. Balabanic , M. Kušter a Institute of Construction Materials, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 4, 70560 Stuttgart, Germany b Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka, V. Cara Emina 5, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia c ˇ ´ Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb, Kaciceva 26, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: The paper deals with a 3D numerical model for transient analysis of processes after depassivation of rein- Received 9 March 2011 forcement in concrete, which are relevant for calculation of corrosion rate. The aim of the study is to Accepted 13 August 2011 investigate the influence of the concrete quality, cracking and water saturation in concrete on the current Available online 19 August 2011 density. The results show that the corrosion rate is higher in poor quality concrete than in good quality concrete. The model predicts that cracks do not influence corrosion rate for the case where the only influ- Keywords: ence of the crack is on the rate at which oxygen can rea