Amir Poursaee

TL;DR: In this article, the corrosion behavior of steel in concrete, mortar, or in simulated pore solution is studied, and it is shown that steel needs to be kept at least three days in synthetic pore solutions and seven days in mortar to be passivated.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe some of the pitfalls the authors have encountered in their own work and have, therefore, analysed and quantified, together with others which have appeared in the literature.

TL;DR: In this article, the influence of concrete type and properties on the relative microcell and macrocell corrosion rates was investigated and the results confirmed that microcell corrosion is the major mechanism in corrosion of steel reinforcing bars in concrete.

TL;DR: In this article, the basic and essential mechanisms of the corrosion of reinforcing steel bars in a concrete environment are discussed, and a detailed analysis of the degradation of steel bars is presented.

TL;DR: In this article, a comparative study was performed on the durability properties of concrete made with crushed bricks as coarse aggregates and with natural aggregates, and it was shown that the natural coarse aggregate can be replaced by crushed bricks, without significant change in the durability of concrete when the steel is not present.