Corrosion inhibition, better bond
CFRP bars serve simultaneously as reinforcement and anode, inhibiting steel corrosion and improving steel-concrete bond under impressed current cathodic protection.
Huang, Xiaoxu · Zhou, Yingwu · Zheng, Xubin · Xing, Feng · Lili, Sui · Hu, Biao
Composite Structures 2023
Cathodic protection significantly inhibited further steel corrosion
Bond performance of corroded steel bar-concrete was improved
Bond strength decreased with increasing ICCP current density and pre-corrosion ratio