STAINLESS-STEEL REINFORCEMENT FOR DURABILITY IN CONCRETE STRUCTURES

Stainless steels and concrete are materials which the nuclear industry , more than any other, has given special attention to over the years. It is the intention of this paper to inform congress about development s outside the nuclear industry, in the use of stainless steel as reinf orcement (rebar) in concrete structures. It is left to individual engi neers within the industry to assess the implications of this informati on to applications with which they will be familiar.