<abstract abstract-type="toc"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <graphic position="anchor" id="ga" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgj14jbghf8" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" />Testing steel in solution has the advantage of avoiding the long time necessary for chlorides to penetrate the concrete cover.</p> </abstract>