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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

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DECEMBER 2015

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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