Corrosion Assessment and Control Techniques for Reinforced Concrete Structures

Abstract

The steel reinforced concrete structures perform well in various environmental conditions, but structures may undergo premature damage in aggressive environments such as marine or acidic, primarily due to steel corrosion, and substantial reduction in service life occurs. This also causes huge economical loss and create safety and environmental problems. The repair and maintenance of steel reinforced concrete structures for their safety needs effective monitoring and inspection systems for evaluating the corrosion condition of steel. Since the corrosion of steel reinforcement occurs through electrochemical reactions, electrochemical methods are suitable to study the corrosion processes. In this chapter, some commonly used electrochemical techniques have been comprehensively explained. In addition, there is a critical requirement to develop effective and long-lasting techniques to control the corrosion of steel. Hence, some of the commonly used corrosion control methods have been comprehensively described in this chapter.