Corrosion Mechanism and Protection of Reinforced Concrete
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction and Building Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 22
Special Issue Editors
Interests: corrosion of the steel reinforcement; corrosion-induced cracking of the concrete
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Interests: structural reliability and durability
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue of Materials, focused on the “Corrosion Mechanism and Protection of Reinforced Concrete”.
Corrosion of the steel reinforcement is one of the most important challenges for the reinforced concrete, especially for the structures and infrastructure exposed to an aggressive environment. A series of programs has been conducted to improve the durability of the reinforced concrete. Thanks to the continuous research in this field, satisfactory improvements have been achieved, including innovations in both the materials, technologies, and theories.
This Special Issue aims to highlight and collect the most recent developments and trends in advances in corrosion mechanisms and protection of reinforced concrete. The corrosion issue will be encouraged, including but not limited to the following topics:
- Corrosion mechanism of the steel reinforcement;
- Propagation of the non-uniform corrosion;
- Spatial distribution of the corrosion products in the concrete;
- Corrosion-induced cracking of the concrete cover;
- Degradation of the corroded concrete;
- Improvement of the durability of the corroded RC constructions;
- Protection of the reinforced concrete；
- Strengthening of the predamaged structures.
Dr. Wenjun Zhu
Prof. Dr. Yafei Ma
Dr. Linwen Yu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- corrosion of the steel reinforcement
- corrosion-induced cracking
- corrosion mechanism
- corrosion prevention
- corrosion inhibitor
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