Four separate concrete cooling towers at a coal fired electrical generation plant exhibited reinforcing steel corrosion causing concrete deterioration. The presentation will cover investigation of the corrosion sources, determination of the corrosion control solutions, implementation of the repair construction, and review of the corrosion measurements taken to prove effectiveness of the solution.

Subject
Concrete repair, Protective coatings, Water, Materials, Moisture, Corrosion rate, Rebar, Corrosion initiation, Repair, Corrosion monitoring, Chlorides, Corrosion potential, Concrete
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