Steel-Reinforced Concrete Building with Severe Corrosion Damage (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Steel-Reinforced Concrete Building with Severe Corrosion Damage

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An abandoned building on Northern California's McAbee Beach shows the destructive power of corrosion on a steel-reinforced concrete structure. A new NIST evaluation method using terahertz waves can detect the early stages of corrosion on steel rebars directly through their concrete covering.

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With Permission by Per Loll, Denmark

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