Experimental Investigation on Corrosion Effect on Mechanical Properties of Buried Cast Iron Pipes

A review of published literature on the corrosion of metal pipes reveals that current research on corrosion of full-size pipe sections in real soil conditions is highly limited, with almost no research reported on the corrosion effect on degradation of mechanical properties, and fracture toughness in particular, of cast iron pipes buried in real soil. This paper presents a new testing methodology for investigating the corrosion of cast iron...