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Overview

Raoul François is affiliated with the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse in France. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of engineering and materials science, with a concentration on civil and structural engineering as well as materials chemistry. The scope of their work includes topics such as concrete corrosion and durability, corrosion behavior and inhibition, concrete and cement materials research, infrastructure maintenance and monitoring, geophysical methods and applications, hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals, and magnesium alloys: properties and applications.

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Construction and Building Materials
  • Cement and Concrete Research
  • Materials and Structures
  • Materials and Corrosion
  • Corrosion Science

Raoul François has collaborated notably with the following coauthors:

  • Lin Yu
  • Wulong Zhang
  • Yuxin Cai
  • Myriam Carcassès
  • Chantal Chalhoub

Several recent papers illustrate the focus and reach of their research. These include:

  • "Characteristics of the steel-concrete interface and their effect on the corrosion of steel bars in concrete" (2020), published in Construction and Building Materials
  • "Influence of artificial cracks and interfacial defects on the corrosion behavior of steel in concrete during corrosion initiation under a chloride environment" (2020), published in Construction and Building Materials
  • "Critical chloride threshold values as a function of cement type and steel surface condition" (2020), published in Cement and Concrete Research
  • "Methods for characterising the steel-concrete interface to enhance understanding of reinforcement corrosion: a critical review by RILEM TC 262-SCI" (2022), published in Materials and Structures
  • "Influence of load-induced cracks coupled or not with top-casting-induced defects on the corrosion of the longitudinal tensile reinforcement of naturally corroded beams exposed to chloride environment under sustained loading" (2020), published in Cement and Concrete Research

Raoul François' work addresses concrete corrosion and durability with a particular emphasis on corrosion behavior and inhibition mechanisms. Their research methods include investigations into the steel-concrete interface, effects of cracks and defects, and chloride threshold values affecting corrosion initiation and progression. This work is relevant to infrastructure maintenance and monitoring in environments exposing reinforced concrete to corrosive agents.

Best Publications

  • ANALYZING CRACK WIDTH TO PREDICT CORROSION IN REINFORCED CONCRETE

    Thierry Vidal;Arnaud Castel;Raoul François

  • Concrete cover cracking with reinforcement corrosion of RC beam during chloride-induced corrosion process

    Ruijin Zhang;Arnaud Castel;Raoul François

  • Mechanical behaviour of corroded reinforced concrete beams—Part 1: Experimental study of corroded beams

    A. Castel;R. François;G. Arliguie

  • Corrosion process and structural performance of a 17 year old reinforced concrete beam stored in chloride environment

    Thierry Vidal;Arnaud Castel;Raoul François

  • Leaching of both calcium hydroxide and C-S-H from cement paste: Modeling the mechanical behavior

    Christophe Carde;Raoul François;Jean-Michel Torrenti

  • Effect of the leaching of calcium hydroxide from cement paste on mechanical and physical properties

    Christophe Carde;Raoul François

  • Effect of crack opening on the local diffusion of chloride in cracked mortar samples

    M. Ismail;M. Ismail;A. Toumi;R. François;R. Gagné

  • The steel-concrete interface

    Ueli M. Angst;Mette R. Geiker;Mette R. Geiker;Alexander Michel;Christoph Gehlen

  • Strengthening of RC members with near-surface mounted CFRP rods

    Firas Al-Mahmoud;Arnaud Castel;Raoul François;Christian Tourneur

  • Impact of corrosion on mechanical properties of steel embedded in 27-year-old corroded reinforced concrete beams

    Raoul François;Inamullah Khan;Vu Hiep Dang

  • Prediction of reinforcement corrosion using corrosion induced cracks width in corroded reinforced concrete beams

    Inamullah Khan;Raoul François;Arnaud Castel

  • Quality of steel–concrete interface and corrosion of reinforcing steel

    T.A Soylev;R François

  • Corrosion of the reinforcement and its influence on the residual structural performance of a 26-year-old corroded RC beam

    Wenjun Zhu;Raoul François

  • MODELLING THE LOSS OF STRENGTH AND POROSITY INCREASE DUE TO THE LEACHING OF CEMENT PASTES

    Christophe Carde;Raoul François

  • The effect of the steel–concrete interface on chloride-induced corrosion initiation in concrete: a critical review by RILEM TC 262-SCI

    Ueli M Angst;Mette Rica Geiker;Maria Cruz Alonso;Rob Polder

  • The corrosion pattern of reinforcement and its influence on serviceability of reinforced concrete members in chloride environment

    Ruijin Zhang;Arnaud Castel;Raoul François

  • Mechanical behaviour of corroded reinforced concrete beams—Part 2: Bond and notch effects

    A. Castel;R. François;G. Arliguie

  • Effect of microcracking and cracking on the development of corrosion in reinforced concrete members

    R. François;G. Arliguie

  • Effect of corrosion of reinforcement on the mechanical behaviour of highly corroded RC beams

    Wenjun Zhu;Raoul François;Dario Coronelli;David Cleland

  • Effect of crack opening on the local diffusion of chloride in inert materials

    M Ismail;M Ismail;A Toumi;R François;R Gagné

  • RC beams strengthened with NSM CFRP rods and modeling of peeling-off failure

    Firas Al-Mahmoud;Arnaud Castel;Raoul François;Christian Tourneur

  • Effect of surface pre-conditioning on bond of carbon fibre reinforced polymer rods to concrete

    Firas AL-mahmoud;Arnaud Castel;Raoul François;Christian Tourneur

Frequent Co-Authors

Arnaud Castel
Arnaud Castel University of Technology Sydney
Joaquim A. O. Barros
Joaquim A. O. Barros University of Minho
Chi Sun Poon
Chi Sun Poon Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Jian-Guo Dai
Jian-Guo Dai City University of Hong Kong
Nick R. Buenfeld
Nick R. Buenfeld Imperial College London
Gilles Escadeillas
Gilles Escadeillas Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse

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