Impact of design and durability monitoring strategies on the electrochemical and microenvironmental behavior of the substructure of a reinforced concrete stilt house exposed to marine tropical microclimates for seven years.

Authors

  • Jorge Alberto Briceño-Mena 1 Departamento de Física Aplicada, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Mérida, Mérida, México. 2 Investigador por México, Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencias y Tecnologías, Ciudad de México, México.
  • Andrés Antonio Torres-Acosta Departamento de Tecnologías Sostenibles y Civil, Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Querétaro, Querétaro, México
  • María Teresa Castillo-Burguete Departamento de Ecología Humana, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Mérida, Mérida, México
  • Pedro Castro-Borges Departamento de Física Aplicada, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Mérida, Mérida, México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21041/ra.v16i2.1040

Keywords:

corrosion, durability, infrastructure, design, stilt house

Abstract

The objective of this work was to analyze the impact of design and durability monitoring strategies on the internal electrochemical and microenvironmental results, at the level of the reinforcement of some columns, obtained during seven years in the fifth generation of the substructure of a prefabricated stilt house, according to criteria that gave rise, at the time, to the NMX-530-ONNCCE-2018 and NMX-569-ONNCCE-2020 standards on durability. The results showed that, although the elements are completely passive, the design, construction, and monitoring strategies allowed to clearly see the influence of each microenvironment on electrochemical trends. This will allow the design of ad hoc and economical strategies for preventive maintenance, as well as facilitate the recalibration of service life projections according to each microenvironment

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Published

2026-05-01

How to Cite

Briceño-Mena, J. A., Torres-Acosta, A. A., Castillo-Burguete, M. T., & Castro-Borges, P. (2026). Impact of design and durability monitoring strategies on the electrochemical and microenvironmental behavior of the substructure of a reinforced concrete stilt house exposed to marine tropical microclimates for seven years. Revista ALCONPAT, 16(2), 238–259. https://doi.org/10.21041/ra.v16i2.1040