Corrosion Susceptibility of Internally Reinforced Soil Retaining Structures
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1985-01-01
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Abstract:The current state of knowledge in the area of metal corrosion in reinforced soil retaining walls has been assessed. It was found that data is missing in several areas including the performance of the metal reinforcement in a highly alkaline environment as well as in the presence of high chloride concentrations. Moreover, no quantitative information was found on the effect of climatological conditions. In order to determine whether there are any corrosion problems in completed Reinforced Earth walls, four such walls were selected for study. All four walls are in relatively severe environments. It was determined that two of the above walls may have corrosion problems which could reduce their design life. It is recommended that further field studies be undertaken in order to assess the magnitude of the problems. It is further recommended that research be conducted to determine the safe limits of the reinforced earth concept.
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