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    GEMS nate UTE) Pr Tara Sty) tures—ofice butting on Alomisivs, parking garages, hospitals, bridges, and readwaye—espe lly thse lcated within a few miles ofthe ocean and in regions of inclement weather, ave deteriorating a a rapid pace. Owners and manage ment companies across the ‘country have to deal with the cst to maintain, preserve, and repair reinforced concrete just fr the at work. The cost fof protecting and restoring all types of concrete struc: tures worldwide isa large and growing problem. Some ‘estimates exceed $150 bilion in annual expenditure for corrosion indice fllres In the United State alone Why is this happening to concrete, which many thoughe tobe a permanent building material? “The History of Concrete To better explain that, we should ook back a the history ‘oF conerete. The Romans fist used concrete centuries ago. They discovered a chemical reaction takes place when mis ing silica, alumina limestone, and water. A cement paste was produced that, when cured, bocame very hard, They used this cement past to form bricks of various sizes and shapes in the construction of bulidings and support columns. Unfortunatly, he blty of cement concrete fo withstand tensile pressures limited ie use inall aspects of general construction, Eatly inthe 1800s, concrete forms were embedded with steel ros, which provided them the ability to ‘withstand tensile pressure. As construction design requlzements evalved the extensive use of sto reinforced concrete grew. Constution of larger and taller buildings was nov possible dv to the effects of rein forced concrete slabs an beams 4s the use of concrete expanded, italso became acceptable as building fsede and flooring. Importantly the desire to accelerate the construction proces ani nen concrete in new and innovative ‘ways architecturally, fully exposed concrete tothe effects of weather flements and environmental snditions What We Now Know About Conerste Overtime, thre i chemical and physical reaction that causes cane «rete to break down or deteriorate Exposure othe atmosphere (sare ation), chlorides (al), and corrosive environment all contribute tothe

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