Overview
About steel-reinforced concrete
Steel-reinforced concrete is literally responsible for every city skyline in existence, but chlorides in the environment will eventually corrode and degrade the steel inside it. This causes the steel rebar or mesh inside concrete to corrode, severely diminishing the strength of a concrete structure. Before the steel corrodes, however, it also expands up to four times, causing cracks, stains, crazing and spalling.
Where are chlorides found?
Chlorides can be found in soils, deicing salts and in marine environments. Some examples of structures include parking garage decks and support structures, bridge decks and support members and coastal structures. Chlorides are also occasionally added to concrete during manufacture. DCI® S corrosion inhibitor is recommended for any steel-reinforced concrete structure in these conditions.
Products & Accessories
- Product Name
- Description
- Key Benefits
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DCI® Corrosion inhibitor is a liquid admixture meeting the requirements of ASTM C1582, which is added to concrete during the batching process.
- Extends the service life of structures in a de-icing salt and marine environment
- Cost effective solution to the control of reinforcing steel chloride-induced corrosion
- Easy to use liquid admixture
- Recommended for all steel-reinforced, post tensioned and prestressed concrete that will come in contact with chlorides from de-icing salts or a marine environment
DCI® S Corrosion inhibitor is a liquid admixture meeting the requirements of ASTM C1582, which is added to concrete during the batching process.
- Extends the service life of structures in a de-icing salt and marine environment
- Cost effective solution to the control of reinforcing steel chloride-induced corrosion
- Easy to use neutral set liquid admixture
- Recommended for all steel-reinforced, post tensioned and prestressed concrete that will come in contact with chlorides from de-icing salts or a marine environment