Research Article
The Performance of Carbon Fibre Composites as ICCP Anodes for Reinforced Concrete Structures
Table 3
Mass loss of carbon fibre anodes and steel bar cathodes—test in Ca(OH)2 and concrete electrolyte.
| Specimen | Electrolyte | ID | Weight |
Weight loss (%) |
Test duration (hours) | Before test (g) | After test (g) |
| 1.1 | Ca(OH)2 | Steel 1 | 66.80 | 66.80 | 0.00 | 165.5 | CFRP rod 1 | 17.52 | 17.43 | 0.51 | 1.2 | Ca(OH)2 | Steel 2 | 67.51 | 67.50 | 0.01 | 165.5 | CFRP fabric 2 | 4.83 | 4.70 | 2.69 | 2.1 | Ca(OH)2 | Steel 3 | 67.21 | 67.19 | 0.03 | 249.0 | CFRP rod 3 | 17.78 | 17.68 | 0.56 | 2.2 | Ca(OH)2 | Steel 4 | 66.70 | 66.66 | 0.06 | 249.0 | CFRP fabric 4 | 6.13 | 6.04 | 1.47 | 3.1 | Concrete | Steel 5 | 82.73 | 82.73 | 0.00 | 888.0 | CFRP rod 5 | 21.12 | 21.05 | 0.33 | 3.2 | Concrete | Steel 6 | 82.34 | 82.34 | 0.00 | 888.0 | CFRP fabric 6 | 9.50 | 9.44 | 0.63 |
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