State DOT Policies and Practices on the Use of Corrosion-Resistant Reinforcing Bars

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June 5th, 2025

There is widespread material degradation that affects all components of bridges, often limiting their service lives. For reinforced concrete bridge members, that deterioration is predominately caused by corrosion of the internal steel reinforcement.

NCHRP Synthesis 641: State DOT Policies and Practices on the Use of Corrosion-Resistant Reinforcing Bars, from TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program, documents the policies and practices of state departments of transportation related to their use of corrosion-resistant reinforcing bars.

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