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Alkalinity- protects or promotes embedded steel corrosion? 6

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Kenton54

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Apr 29, 2006
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Do the alkaline properties of concrete help protect or promote corrosion of steel embedded in concrete? I've read it both ways. Who's right? -Kent
 
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Simplicity, laxative, Johnie Walker. Yes, all the ingedients are there. Thank you.
 
Recipe....

Ingredients:
1 oz reagent grade phenolphthalien
10 oz isopropyl alcohol (70%)
6 oz Johnny Walker Black (JWB)

Procedure:

Inject 1 oz JWB onto tongue. Swallow quickly

Mix 1 oz phenolphthalien into 10 oz alcohol

Inject another 1 oz JWB onto tongue. Swallow quickly

Observe swirling in phenolphthalien/alcohol mixture. Watch for 30 seconds

Inject another 1 oz JWB onto tongue. Swallow quickly.

Observe concrete specimen, then mixture, then concrete specimen. Repeat

Inject another 1 oz JWB onto tongue. Swallow quickly.

Observe swirling in mixture again. This time for 60 seconds.

Inject another 1 oz JWB onto tongue. Swallow quickly.

Now try to find that concrete specimen again. Having difficulty? Inject the last oz of JWB onto tongue. I don't see any carbonation, do you?
 
I'm liking concrete inspection more all the time...



 
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