Abstract :
Even though the history of concrete has been centuries old, the theories of concrete are yet to be clearly understood. The conventional concrete still poses a lot of problems regarding sustainability, durability and mechanical properties. Similarly corrosion is one of the major issues in the concrete. To delay corrosion in concrete, corrosion inhibitors are widely used now. In this present investigation the effect of calcium nitrite corrosion inhibitor on concrete is studied. The mechanical properties, durability properties and corrosion test for four dosage combinations of specimen have been studied with conventional concrete and HPC in the case of without and with inhibitor. The result shows the significant improvement in mechanical and durability properties with different dosages of calcium nitrite. The corrosion tests were also conducted under this test condition and calcium nitrite appeared to be a promising corrosion inhibitor.
Keyword :
Calcium Nitrite, Corrosion Resistance, Measurements, Durability, High Performance Concrete