Method of Iterative Determination of the Polarized Area of Steel Reinforcement in Concrete Applied in the EIS Measurements
A new method is proposed for determining the test surface of steel rebar in concrete during polarization measurements of corrosion rate of reinforcement using the method of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy. The methodology was based on the original <i>3D model</i> of the steel-conc...
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| description | A new method is proposed for determining the test surface of steel rebar in concrete during polarization measurements of corrosion rate of reinforcement using the method of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy. The methodology was based on the original <i>3D model</i> of the steel-concrete system, in which traditional equivalent electrical systems were coupled with factors that accounted for the complex geometry of the test reinforced concrete element. The developed method worked with a rectangular counter electrode without a guard ring assist, during an individual impedance measurement. The impact of the counter electrode size on the impedance spectra was verified in the first stage by tests conducted with ten types of counter electrodes. The obtained results in the form of empirical spectra were represented by theoretical spectra using the <i>3D model</i> and the matching degrees were within a range of 0.96–1.73 at the expected level of 1.00. The obtained results in the form of spectra distribution were accurately represented by simulations with the <i>3D model</i>. In the second stage, the iterative procedure for determining the polarization area of reinforcement in concrete was positively verified for additional test elements. Electrochemical parameters of the steel-concrete system were determined on the basis of the <i>3D model</i> with a simultaneous adjustment of the polarization area on the rebar. In this case, the expected matching degree of 1.00 was obtained for each tested system after more than ten iterations starting from matching the model spectra to the empirical spectra at the level of 0.31–0.93. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b2eb88619e46468b89dffbdcf7f638482023-11-23T08:40:56ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442022-05-01159327410.3390/ma15093274Method of Iterative Determination of the Polarized Area of Steel Reinforcement in Concrete Applied in the EIS MeasurementsMariusz Jaśniok0Faculty of Civil Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 5 Akademicka St., 44-100 Gliwice, PolandA new method is proposed for determining the test surface of steel rebar in concrete during polarization measurements of corrosion rate of reinforcement using the method of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy. The methodology was based on the original <i>3D model</i> of the steel-concrete system, in which traditional equivalent electrical systems were coupled with factors that accounted for the complex geometry of the test reinforced concrete element. The developed method worked with a rectangular counter electrode without a guard ring assist, during an individual impedance measurement. The impact of the counter electrode size on the impedance spectra was verified in the first stage by tests conducted with ten types of counter electrodes. The obtained results in the form of empirical spectra were represented by theoretical spectra using the <i>3D model</i> and the matching degrees were within a range of 0.96–1.73 at the expected level of 1.00. The obtained results in the form of spectra distribution were accurately represented by simulations with the <i>3D model</i>. In the second stage, the iterative procedure for determining the polarization area of reinforcement in concrete was positively verified for additional test elements. Electrochemical parameters of the steel-concrete system were determined on the basis of the <i>3D model</i> with a simultaneous adjustment of the polarization area on the rebar. In this case, the expected matching degree of 1.00 was obtained for each tested system after more than ten iterations starting from matching the model spectra to the empirical spectra at the level of 0.31–0.93.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/9/3274concrete structuresreinforcing steelcorrosionNDTmodellingequivalent electrical circuits |
| spellingShingle | Mariusz Jaśniok Method of Iterative Determination of the Polarized Area of Steel Reinforcement in Concrete Applied in the EIS Measurements Materials concrete structures reinforcing steel corrosion NDT modelling equivalent electrical circuits |
| title | Method of Iterative Determination of the Polarized Area of Steel Reinforcement in Concrete Applied in the EIS Measurements |
| title_full | Method of Iterative Determination of the Polarized Area of Steel Reinforcement in Concrete Applied in the EIS Measurements |
| title_fullStr | Method of Iterative Determination of the Polarized Area of Steel Reinforcement in Concrete Applied in the EIS Measurements |
| title_full_unstemmed | Method of Iterative Determination of the Polarized Area of Steel Reinforcement in Concrete Applied in the EIS Measurements |
| title_short | Method of Iterative Determination of the Polarized Area of Steel Reinforcement in Concrete Applied in the EIS Measurements |
| title_sort | method of iterative determination of the polarized area of steel reinforcement in concrete applied in the eis measurements |
| topic | concrete structures reinforcing steel corrosion NDT modelling equivalent electrical circuits |
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