The degradation of materials by corrosion action involves high financial expenses in its
prevention and in its recovery. Therefore the development of multifunctional and smart …

In the absence of preventive maintenance, corrosion of structural steel by the deterioration of
the passive layer due to exposure to aggressive environments is the main failure factor of …

Offshore wind turbines (OWTs) are exposed to harsh marine environments with
considerable uncertainties in the environmental loads and soil properties, constituting their …

Although corrosion resistance and mechanical properties of sol-gel coatings have been
studied independently, there are limited studies that consider both collectively. However …

This paper describes a study conducted to evaluate the effect of texturing of the surface of
concrete substrate on the pull-off strength (fb) of epoxy resin coating. The paper investigates …

Organic-inorganic hybrids (OIHs) are a type of material that can be obtained using the sol-
gel process and has the advantages of organic and inorganic moieties in a single material …

The development of sensors for pH monitoring is of extreme importance in the monitoring of
concrete and reinforced concrete structures. Imidazole derivatives are promising probes for …

Membranes of polyamine (PA-SiNH 2) m, containing silica reacted with 3-
aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) in hydrolytic conditions were prepared via solution …

Organic–inorganic hybrids (OIH) are materials that can be easily synthesized by the sol–gel
method and combine the advantages of organic and inorganic moieties within a single …

The paper proposed a method to improve the anti-oxidation performance of carbon fibers
(CF) at high temperature environment by coating silicon dioxide (SiO2) and silicon carbide …