Electrochemical aspects of the steel‐concrete system. A review

Steel in concrete is a very complex system where ionics and electrodics meet. From the perspective of ionics, the transport rate of oxidants (O2) and aggressive species (CO2, Cl−) through the porous concrete cover defines the service life of structures. The study of these transport phenomena is a very complex task due to the changing nature of the pore network from the reaction of the matrix (pore walls) with the incoming species. At the...