T. Juraschek
EUROCORR 2017, Prag, 3. September 2017
Chemical, Non-Electronic Corrosion Indication Systems
ABSTRACT:
Corrosion of the steel reinforcement in concrete causes an enormous
economic damage. In particular, chloride-induced macroelement corrosion
of the reinforcement is one of the bottlenecks in the service life time
design of a majority of infrastructure buildings with a significant
exposition to chloride. Corrosion monitoring offers a possibility to
detect the onset of corrosion events and start independent restoration
actions at a point, where costs can be kept at a minimum.
The
presentation focusses on the testing procedure and verification of the
prototype, under conditions simulating real-life corrosion events. Color
change is not observed when applying zero-load currents, but occurs
within minutes after raising either the potential or current to levels
typical for corrosion events. The color change is persistent even after
turning the power source off. We applied potential controlled current
profiles as well as voltage controlled current profiles to the device,
also with respect to peak current profiles to show the response of the
system under realistic circumstances. Also, we investigate the influence
of zero-load current and voltage events during the passive state of the
reinforcement steel after passivation. Furthermore, experiments on
reinforcement steel and reinforced concrete samples are shown as a
proof-of-principle experiment.