Abstract
This paper presents a new nondestructive method that uses a multi-electrode electrical resistivity array to measure the complex impedance along the surface of a concrete structure to determine the position of the reinforcing bars and their corrosion state. A laboratory demonstration of the new method was conducted on a concrete block with four embedded steel reinforcing rods, each with a different surface preparation to simulate a variety of conditions: corroded, clean, coated bar, and gold-plated. The gold-plated bar was intended to represent a condition of complete chemical inertness and the painted bar was intended to represent the condition that should, in principle, offer only capacitive coupling to the concrete. The surface spectral resistivity method was able to locate the bars and distinguish between the different surface impedances of the bars; therefore, it can be a useful tool in assessing corroded reinforcement in concrete structures.
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