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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2007-6835</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista ALCONPAT]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. ALCONPAT]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2007-6835</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Latinoamericana de Control de Calidad, Patología y Recuperación de la Construcción A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2007-68352016000300271</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.21041/ra.v6i3.152</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Reinforcement corrosion rate and crack width relationship in concrete beams exposed to simulated marine environment]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Relación entre la velocidad de corrosión de la armadura y el ancho de fisuras en vigas de concreto armado expuestas a ambientes que simulan el medio marino]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Relação entre a velocidade de corrosão da armadura e a largura das fissuras em vigas de concreto armado expostas a ambientes que simulam o ambiente marinho]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Y.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rincón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[O. de]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Torres]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Delgado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Morón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[O.]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad del Zulia Centro de Estudios de Corrosión ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Venezuela</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Mexicano del Transporte  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Granada Dpto. Ingeniería Civil ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Spain</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>6</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>271</fpage>
<lpage>282</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2007-68352016000300271&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2007-68352016000300271&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2007-68352016000300271&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT This investigation presents an empirical correlation between the rebar corrosion rate and the corrosioninduced crack width propagation rate produced on beam's concrete cover, with or without load application to these beams. Reinforced concrete beams were evaluated, exposed to a natural corrosion process by spraying with 3.5 %w/w NaCl solution, to accelerate the rebar corrosion process, was performed with electrochemical tests. The beams corrosion-cracking evaluation was performed once every month, to determine the relation between crack width and the rebar corrosion loss. The results showed a direct relation between crack width propagation and rebar corrosion rate, showing wider cracks in the loaded beams.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Esta investigación presenta una relación empírica entre la velocidad de corrosión de la armadura y la velocidad de ensanchamiento de fisuras por corrosión del recubrimiento de concreto en vigas, con o sin aplicación de carga. Se evaluaron vigas de concreto armado, expuestas a un proceso de corrosión natural mediante el rociado con solución salina al 3,5 %p/p de NaCl, para acelerar el proceso corrosivo de la armadura, mediante ensayos electroquímicos. El ancho de fisuras se evaluó mensualmente para estimar la relación existente entre éste y la pérdida de sección de la armadura. Los resultados demuestran que existe una relación directa entre la propagación del ancho de fisuras y la velocidad de corrosión, observando fisuras de mayor ancho en vigas cargadas.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[RESUMO Esta pesquisa apresenta uma relação empírica entre a taxa de corrosão da armadura e a abertura de fissuras por efeito da corrosão da armadura em vigas de concreto, com ou sem aplicação de carga. Foram avaliadas vigas de concreto armado, expostas a um processo de corrosão natural por pulverização com solução salina a concentração de 3,5% de NaCl, para acelerar o processo de corrosão da armadura, mediante ensaios eletroquímicos. A abertura das fissuras foi avaliada mensalmente para estimar a relação entre ela e a perda de seção da armadura. Os resultados mostram que existe uma relação direta entre a propagação da abertura da fissura e a taxa de corrosão, observando a ocorrência de fissuras de maior abertura nas vigas sob carga.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[corrosion]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[reinforced concrete]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[loaded beams]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[crack widths]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[corrosión]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[concreto armado]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[vigas cargadas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ancho de fisuras]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[corrosão]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[vigas de concreto armado sob carga]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[abertura de fissuras]]></kwd>
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