Corrosion behavior of reinforcing steel embedded in chloride contaminated concretes with and without metakaolin

One of the most remarkable drawbacks of the reinforced concrete structural elements is the corrosion of reinforcement. Especially, in marine structures or in such environments where chloride contamination risk exist this issue gains much importance. In this study, chloride contamination of the concrete was implemented by adding 0%, 1.5%, 3%, and 5% NaCl by weight of the total binder content, into concrete. To assess the influence of high...