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Maintance Optimalization of Industrial Chimneys Exposed to Carbonation

Jan Mlcoch, Jana Markova, Miroslav Sykora
Transactions of the VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, Civil Engineering Series
2017, Volume 17, Issue 2, Pages 73-78
Doi: 10.1515/tvsb-2017-0030
The paper is focused on the deterioration of industrial reinforced concrete chimneys caused by carbonation. It is considered that a chimney has to be repaired when more than 30% of its surface is affected by visible corrosion - induced cracks .An optimal maintenance strategy aims at the postponement of this state beyond the intended service life of the chimney with minimum maintenance costs.
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