Structural Concrete, Vol. 4, no. 1, March 2003
The influence of silica fume on the factors affecting the corrosion of reinforcement in concrete: a review
Rajaiah Selvaraj, Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Tamilnadu, India
Srinivasan Muralidharan, Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Tamilnadu, India
Seshadri Srinivasan, Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Tamilnadu, India
The effect of silica fume in concrete is reviewed from the point of view of chloride diffusion, carbonation, oxygen diffusion, the pH of the pore solution and electrical resistivity, as they are the main parameters influencing the corrosion phenomenon in concrete.