Cathodic Protection of Steel in Concrete and Masonry, Second Edition

250 Pages·2013·13.669 MB·English

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Cathodic Protection
of Steel in
Concrete and
Masonry
Second Edition

Cathodic Protection
of Steel in
Concrete and
Masonry
Second Edition
Edited by
Paul M. Chess
John P. Broomfield
A SPON PRESS BOOK
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Contents
Editors vii
Contributors ix
1 Corrosion in reinforced concrete structures 1
PAUL M. CHESS
2 Corrosion in masonry structures 17
DAVID FARRELL
3 Site appraisal to enable efficient cathodic protection design 31
JOHN BROOMFIELD
4 Cathodic protection mechanism and a review of criteria 41
KEVIN DAVIES AND JOHN BROOMFIELD
5 History and principles of cathodic protection for
reinforced concrete 57
PAUL M. CHESS AND JOHN BROOMFIELD
6 Immersed cathodic protection design 65
ARNAUD MEILLIER
7 Design of a cathodic protection system for exposed
reinforced concrete structures 109
PAUL M. CHESS
8 Design of a cathodic protection system for masonry 129
JOHN BROOMFIELD
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9 Design of cathodic protection systems for new reinforced
concrete structures 137
RICHARD PALMER
10 Power supplies 161
PAUL M. CHESS AND FRITS GRONVOLD
11 Monitoring cathodic protection in concrete and
masonry structures 185
JOHN BROOMFIELD
12 Case studies of cathodic protection installations 205
HERNÂNI ESTEVES, RENE BRUECKNER, CHRIS ATKINS, TONY GERRARD,
AND ULRICH HAMMER
13 Economic aspects 227
PAUL LAMBERT
Index 239
Editors
Dr. Paul M. Chess is specialised in reinforced concrete and building cor-
rosion problems around the globe. He is the managing director of CP
International, for which he has worked since 1994.
Dr. John Broomfield is an independent consulting engineer specialised
in corrosion problems on large steel framed structures and corrosion of
steel in concrete and has more than 25 years of experience in the design of
cathodic protection systems for such structures.
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Contributors
Chris Atkins is in Mott MacDonald, Altrincham, Cheshire, United Kingdom
John Broomfield is in Broomfield Consultants, Surrey, United Kingdom
Rene Brueckner is in Mott MacDonald, Altrincham, Cheshire, United
Kingdom
Paul M. Chess is in CP International, Vallensbaek Strand, Denmark
Kevin Davies is in Corrociv Limited, Manchester, United Kingdom
Hernâni Esteves is in Ed. Züblin AG, Stuttgart, Germany
David Farrell is in Rowan Technologies, Manchester, United Kingdom
Tony Gerrard is in BAC Corrosion Control Limited, Shropshire, United
Kingdom
Frits Gronvold is in Gronvold & Karnov, Vallensbaek Strand, Denmark
Ulrich Hammer is in Ed. Züblin AG, Stuttgart, Germany
Paul Lambert is in Mott MacDonald, Altrincham, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Arnoud Meillier is in ACS Associés, Gardanne, France
Richard Palmer is in Palmer Consulting, Divonne-les-Bains, France
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