Owners and operators of infrastructure facilities are facing a serious corrosion problem due to premature deterioration of the concrete caused by corroding reinforcement.
Owners want their structural systems to perform better over longer periods of time in environmental conditions which have proven to be excessively harsh for conventional reinforcement steel options.
Premature repairs to transportation infrastructure, marine structures or in the mines subjected to corrosion are a substantial cost and inconvenience to the public. Carbon steel reinforcement embedded in concrete will eventually corrode in the presence of chlorides which causes the concrete to crack and spall which can lead to a loss of bond between the steel and the concrete. At this point the structure must undergo major repair or be condemned.
This problem is largely solved with the use of SSR.
There are a number of products available in the category of corrosion resistant rebar. However, given SSR’s superior chemistry and proven long term performance (see example here), this product has a distinct competitive advantage in resisting corrosion.
Owners using SSR will be rewarded with longer term, more sustainable durable structures relative to those built with other rebar products. This sustainable advantage is what makes SSR the solution for structures facing chloride attack.