Cathodic Protection of Reinforcing Steel in Atmospherically Exposed Concrete Structures

This NACE standard is a recommended practice prepared by NACE Task Group T-3K-2 of Unit Committee T-3K on Corrosion and Other Deterioration Phenomena Associated with Concrete. It was published by NACE under the auspices of Group Committee T-3 on Corrosion Science and Technology. The purpose of this recommended practice is to present guidelines for cathodic protection of reinforcing steel in concrete structures. The guidelines presented here are limited to impressed current cathodic protection systems for new or existing atmospherically exposed reinforced concrete and are not applicable to prestressed concrete. These considerations include guidelines that will provide the design engineer with information to control corrosion of reinforcing steel in Portland cement concrete structures through the application of cathodic protection.