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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 361, 2022
Concrete Solutions 2022 – 8th International Conference on Concrete Repair, Durability & Technology
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Article Number | 01008 | |
Number of page(s) | 9 | |
Section | Theme 1 - Case Studies: Part 3 - Electrochemical Repairs | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202236101008 | |
Published online | 30 June 2022 |
Cathodic protection of precast, prestressed multistory car park slabs, using a surface applied galvanic zinc layer anode
1 CorrPRE - Special anodes Manufacturing, Moordrecht - Netherlands
2 4m Group, Battice - Belgium
3 4 5 Sixence In-Situ / Vinci - Livange - Luxembourg
* Corresponding author: r.giorgini@corrpre.com
A surface applied galvanic Zinc Layer Anode (ZLA) system was installed on a multistory carpark structure to provide cathodic protection to the soffits of the prestressed hollow concrete slabs, which were suffering from chloride induced corrosion deterioration. This paper evaluates the cathodic protection system performance against the international standard for Cathodic Protection of Steel in Concrete, ISO 12696 [13], 17 months after commissioning.
A surface applied galvanic Zinc Layer Anode was selected to provide cathodic protection, as this offered a low risk of exceeding the hydrogen embrittlement potential and provided a unique application approach, which was compatible with the hollow slab construction.
During the pilot phase, a total of 40 m2 of ZLA was applied into two anode zones and monitored for a month, to prove concept and system performance. Following the pilot phase the remainder of the cathodic protection works were completed, extending to a total concrete area of 320 m2. The installed system was provided with embedded reference electrodes and wired to enable full performance evaluation as per the requirements of ISO 12696. Three battery powered web-based monitoring devices were used for remote system monitoring and performance assessment.
The initial performance data following 17 months of operation, identified that all 12 reference electrodes installed across the 6 anode zones all met the 100mV depolarization criteria within a 24-hour period, as per the requirements of clause 8.6b of ISO 12696. The anode to cathode current was also recorded continuously over this operational period and used to evaluate environmental effects and predicted actual anode service life.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2022
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