https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:36955 in situ, observed deterioration of the steel wrecks, it will be used in a project related to dumped chemical ammunition in the North Sea. At the end of World War I, Belgium was confronted with a huge amount of left-over chemical warfare, mainly of German origin. A cheap and fast solution was found in 1919 by dumping approximately 35,000 tons (most probably an underestimation) of gas shells, containing various toxic products such as yperite (mustard gas), as well as some conventional ammunition, on the Paardenmarkt, a silt bank east of the port of Zeebrugge, about 1000 meters from the shore. The material was forgotten until in 1971 when the harbour facilities of Zeebrugge were extended and several shells were brought to the surface. Their condition, after more than 100 years of immersion, is an important parameter for assessing the risks to the health and security of the local population. As direct observation is forbidden by the authorities, it was anticipated that the parametrized and tuned Melchers corrosion model would provide the best possible strategy to do so. The paper outlines the overall scope of both aspects of the project and describes the proposed approach for the corrosion studies.]]> Wed 07 Apr 2021 20:17:33 AEST ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:44172 Mon 10 Oct 2022 10:06:39 AEDT ]]>