Corrosion and corrosion protection of prestressed ground anchorages

• Corporate Author: FIP Commission on Practical Construction. Working Group on Corrosion and Corrosion Protection of Prestressed Ground Anchorages
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Thomas Telford, 1986.
• Series: FIP state of the art report.
• Subjects: Anchorage (Structural engineering) > Corrosion.; Corrosion and anti-corrosives.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780727746627
• DOI: 10.1680/cacpopga.02654
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (28 p.) : ill.

This state-of-the-art report summarizes the mechanisms and types of corrosion to which a ground anchorage based on a pre-stressing tendon can be subjected. A corrosion protection philosophy is proposed, with five classes of protection, with examples of such protection in current practice.