Contents

Title

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Acknowledgements

Certification

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Examination Committee Certification

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Contents

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List of Table

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List of Figures

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Nomenclature

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Abstract

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Chapter One: Introduction

1.1 General

1.2 Corrosion of Steel in Concrete

1.3 Mechanism of Corrosion of Steel in Concrete

1.4 Factors Affect Corrosion of Steel in Concrete

1.5 Corrosion Monitoring Techniques

1.6 Prevention Methods

1.7 Water Reducing/Plasticizing Admixtures in Concrete

1.8 The Aims of Present Project

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Chapter Two: Literature Review

2.1 General

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2.2 Corrosion of Steel in Concrete in Aggressive

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Environments
2.3 Effect of Corrosion on Mechanical Properties of

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Concrete
2.4 Corrosion Prevention and Remedial of Steel in

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Concrete
2.5 Concluding Remarks

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Chapter Three: Experimental Work

3.1 General

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3.2 Experimental Work

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3.3 Measuring Devices

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3.4 Concrete Mix Specifications

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3.5 Determination of The concrete Workability and Water

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Reduction
3.6 Preparation and Casting of The Test Specimens

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3.7 Curing of The Test Specimens

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3.8 Concrete Tests

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3.8.1 Compressive Strength Test

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3.8.2 Absorption after Immersion

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3.8.3 Electrical Resistivity Test

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3.9 Corrosion Monitoring Techniques

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3.9.1 Half-cell potential Measurements

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3.9.2 Accelerated Corrosion and Current Measurements

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System
3.10 Measurements of Mass Loss

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Chapter Four: Results and Discussion

4.1 General

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4.2 Water Reduction (Workability) Testing Results

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4.3 Concrete Testing Results

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4.3.1 Compressive Strength Testing Results

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4.3.2 Absorption Testing Results

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4.3.3 Electrical Resistance Testing Results

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4.4 Electrochemical Measurements Testing Results

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4.4.1 Half-Cell Potential

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4.4.2 Accelerated corrosion Testing Results

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4.5 Mass loss Testing Results

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4.6 Visual Inspection

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Chapter Five: Conclusions and Recommendations

5.1 Conclusions

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5.2 Recommendations

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References
Appendices
Abstract in Arabic

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