Abstract
ICCP system provides effective corrosion protection in a chloride environment. This research evaluates the feasibility of zinc rich paints (ZRP) as ICCP anode for RC structures. The preliminary investigation showed the application of three layers of ZRP with medium concrete surface roughness and use of Cu/Nb/Pt wire as primary anode gives maximum bond strength and uniform current distribution across the ZRP coating. Moreover, polarization results showed satisfactory performance of the ZRP anode coating subjected to a current density of 12.5 mA/m2. The anode was found to be vapour permeable and effectively provide protection with a service life of up to 15 years.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1083-1094 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Construction and Building Materials |
| Volume | 223 |
| Early online date | 8 Aug 2019 |
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| Publication status | Published - 30 Oct 2019 |
Bibliographical note
NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Construction and Building Materials. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Construction and Building Materials, 223, (2019) DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.07.344© 2019, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Keywords
- Steel reinforced concrete
- Conductive paint
- Microstructure
- Coating anode
- Cathodic protection
- Service life
- Permeability
- Polarization