SEDL / STP / STP1084-EB / STP26086S

Cathodic Protection of Concrete Bridge Members Containing Mild Reinforcing Steel

Clear, KC
President, KCC INC., Sterling, VA

Pages: 22    Published: Jan 1990

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Abstract

Impressed current cathodic protection has been successfully used for over a decade to effectively mitigate corrosion of reinforcing steel in chloride-contaminated concrete structures. The problems associated with the corrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete and the validity of cathodic protection are discussed. A comprehensive review of the several types of cathodic protection systems and their component parts which have been used in the last 14 years to minimize salt-induced deterioration of reinforced concrete structures is presented.