Corrosion Assessment Method of Reinforcing Bars in Concrete

Abstract

The need for the corrosion diagnosis of reinforcing bars is likely to increasing owing to the increasing use of seawater-mixed concrete and the aging of existing structures. In this paper, new methods were introduced to diagnose the corrosion of reinforcing bars. In addition, an outline of the salt damage deterioration diagnosis method was provided to the engineers at Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research （KISR）. Further, a comparison was conducted between values obtained through on-site corrosion diagnosis of concrete structures and two types of laboratory-based electrochemical measurements.