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EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON

CARBONATION INDUCED CORROSION IN

CONCRETE

A THESIS

Submitted by

SUBA U

in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of

MASTER OF ENGINEERING

in

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

ANNA UNIVERSITY REGIONAL CAMPUS AT

TIRUNELVELI

TIRUNELVELI-627007

DECEMBER 2015

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BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE

Certified that this project report titled “EXPERIMENTAL

INVESTIGATION ON CARBONATION INDUCED CORROSION IN

CONCRETE” is the bonafide work of SUBA U (Reg. No.950014413022) who

carried out the work under my supervision. Certified further that to the best of my

knowledge the work reported herein does not form part of any other thesis or

dissertation on the basis of which a degree or award was conferred on an earlier

occasion on this or any other candidate.

Dr.G.SAKTHINATHAN Dr.N.SAKTHIESWARAN

HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Department of Civil Engineering Department of Civil Engineering

Anna University Regional Campus at Anna University Regional Campus at

Tirunelveli Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli-627007. Tirunelveli-627007.

Submitted for Project Phase-I and viva-voce Examination held on …………

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

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