Bulletin of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Volume. 44, Issue 5, 1583(2025)

Research Progress on Electrically Accelerated Corrosion Test of Steel Bar in Concrete

WANG Chao1,2, LI Qiang1,2、*, YU Jinhu1,2, LAN Jintao2,3, JIANG Zhilv4, and YANG Qian2
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Civil Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu university, Hefei 230601, China
  • 2College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Hangzhou 310018, China
  • 3College of Oean and Civil Engineering, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China
  • 4College of Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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    Received: Oct. 18, 2024

    Accepted: Jun. 12, 2025

    Published Online: Jun. 12, 2025

    The Author Email: LI Qiang (1437135988@qq.com)

    DOI:10.16552/j.cnki.issn1001-1625.2024.1242

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