Diagnosis of corrosion of the steel reinforcement of concrete structures in zones of influence of stray currents

The acquired experience has been presented in selection of methods and equipment for monitoring of corrosion during the designing process of protection means against stray current interaction on steel reinforcement of some reinforced concrete structures. Long-term observations have been described of reinforcement corrosion progress with CMS recording systems, consecutively supplemented by concrete resistivity probes, aggressive agent penetration depth probes into reinforcement, and primarily with corrosion rate probes. During the past 15 years over 150 electrical resistance probes have been installed in various objects in the Czech Republic. The application method of this measurement technique has been described. Interesting applications of the technique have been presented on chosen bridge structures.