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<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>S2007-68352018000300317</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.21041/ra.v8i3.321</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Cracks width-corrosion rate correlation on the durability of reinforced concrete in a very high aggressiveness tropical marine environment]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Correlación entre ancho de grietas y velocidad de corrosión en la durabilidad de concreto reforzado en un ambiente marino tropical altamente agresivo]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Correlação entre a largura da fissura e a taxa de corrosão na durabilidade do concreto armado em um ambiente marinho tropical altamente agressivo]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Troconis de Rincón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[O.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Milano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[V.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Torres-Acosta]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A. A.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández-López]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Y.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad del Zulia Centro de Estudios de Corrosión (CEC) Facultad de Ingeniería]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Maracaibo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Venezuela</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Marista de Querétaro Facultad de Ingeniería Laboratorio de Materiales de Construcción]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Querétaro]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>8</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>317</fpage>
<lpage>332</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2007-68352018000300317&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2007-68352018000300317&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2007-68352018000300317&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the correlation between crack width and apparent corrosion rate in reinforced concrete specimens exposed for more than six years to a tropical marine environment, at the natural test site La Voz, Venezuela. Six specimens from DURACON Project (prismatic 15x15x60 cm, with 0.65 w/c ratio) were monitored; each specimen having six reinforcing steel bars placed at three different depths (two each at 15, 20, and 30 mm) for electrochemical tests (corrosion potential and corrosion rate). An empirical correlation between surface crack propagation rate and iCORR was established, which may help iCORR estimation indirectly if values of maximum surface crack widths due to reinforcement corrosion are obtained in at least one-year period of monitoring.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN El objetivo de esta investigación fue evaluar la correlación entre ancho de grieta producido por corrosión y la velocidad de corrosión aparente (iCORR) de especímenes de concreto reforzado, expuestos por más de 6 años a un ambiente marino tropical en la estación La Voz, Venezuela. Seis especímenes del Proyecto DURACON (prismas de 15x15x60 cm, y concreto con relación a/c de 0.65) fueron monitoreados; los cuales tienen 6 varillas de refuerzo a diferentes profundidades (dos a 15, 20 y 30 mm), para las pruebas electroquímicas. Se estableció una correlación empírica entre la velocidad de propagación de la grieta superficial e iCORR, que podría ayudar a estimar el valor de iCORR, si se dispone de valores promedio de ancho máximo de grieta del elemento corroyéndose durante un periodo de monitoreo por lo menos de un año.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[RESUMO O objetivo desta investigação foi avaliar a correlação entre largura de fissura e taxa de corrosão aparente em espécimes de concreto armado expostos há mais de seis anos a um ambiente marinho tropical, no local de teste natural La Voz, Venezuela. Seis espécimes do Projeto DURACON (15x15x60 cm prismáticos, com relação 0,65 w / c) foram monitorados; cada espécime possui seis barras de aço de reforço colocadas em três profundidades diferentes (duas de 15, 20 e 30 mm cada) para testes eletroquímicos (potencial de corrosão e taxa de corrosão). Uma correlação empírica entre taxa de propagação de trincas superficiais e iCORR foi estabelecida, o que pode ajudar a estimar a iCORR indiretamente se valores de largura máxima de trincas superficiais devido à corrosão de reforço forem obtidos em pelo menos um ano de monitoramento.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[reinforced concrete]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[marine environment]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[corrosion rate]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[cracks width]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[concreto reforzado]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ambiente marino]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[velocidad de corrosión]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ancho de grieta]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[concreto reforzado]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[ambiente marino]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[velocidade de corrosão]]></kwd>
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