The influence of bending crack on rebar corrosion in fly ash concrete subjected to different exposure conditions under static loading

Abstract

In the present study an effort was made to clarify the performance of pre-cracked fly ash concrete against corrosion under different exposure conditions. A total of twenty specimens from two different concrete mixes were tested against three different exposure conditions for 106 days. It was observed that the crack filling ability of concrete is more sensitive to crack width than fly ash replacement and exposure conditions. Under submerged conditions the fly ash concrete showed greater pitting corrosion, while under wet and dry cycle conditions, the corrosion damage was found to be less penetrating as compared to normal Portland cement concrete.