Abstract
The majority of works in the field of chloride-indued corrosion of steel in concrete are focused on the cracks formed by the corrosion products. However, the number of studies on the influence of cracks (pre-cracked concrete) on corrosion is limited. Cracks create preferential/free paths for the penetration of chlorides, water, and oxygen into concrete; thus, the presence of cracks in concrete can intensify chloride-induced corrosion of steel reinforcement. This paper presents a review of the effects of cracking on the corrosion of steel in concrete. It was widely reported in the reviewed papers that cracks have a negative impact on concrete durability. They influence the chloride penetration and the chloride-induced corrosion of reinforcement in terms of the initiation and propagation stages. This influence is a complex function of many factors, including mix design, exposure conditions, crack frequency, crack orientation, crack width, and cover depth. Although there is a general agreement on the effects of cracks on the initiation of corrosion, the role of cracks and their widths on the propagation of corrosion in the long term is still under debate.
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