Corrosion inhibitors and other protective systems in concrete repair concepts or misconcepts 混凝土修复中的缓蚀剂和其他保护系统：概念或误解.pdf

Cement Concrete Composites 26 (2004) 255–263 /locate/cemconcomp Corrosion inhibitors and other protective systems in concrete repair: concepts or misconcepts Alexander M. Vaysburd a,*, Peter H. Emmons b a Vaycon Consulting, 6901 Jones View Drive 3C, Baltimore, MD 21209, USA b Structural Group, Hanover, Maryland 21076, USA Abstract In recent times in many parts of the world, reinforcement corrosion has become the main factor in early, premature deterioration, and sometimes failure, of concrete structures. One of the major factors contributing to this deterioration process is the environ- mental and climatic conditions to which a concrete structure is exposed. When the severity of environment is compounded with poor quality concrete and/or defective design and construction practices, the process of deterioration becomes interactive, cumulative and very rapid, and a cancerous growth that cannot be easily stopped. The poor durability performance of many concrete structures is causing disruption and expenditure on remedial works which owners and society cannot afford and do not wish to see repeated. A glimpse of reinforcement corrosion and some of the protection options is presented in this paper. The effect of corrosion inhibiting admixtures in concrete and concrete repair is discussed in detail. The complex issue related to the effectiveness of in- hibitors in repairs is addressed, based on analysis of the differences between electrochemical activities in new and repaired structures. The paper concludes that as long as one continues to blindly use protection methods applicable for newly