The use of locally available resources is a major concern for construction sector when it comes to sustainable development. In the case of concrete, a variety of by-products is currently being investigated for use as cementitious materials so as to develop concrete made out of alternatives resources. The present study intends to assess the performance of four kinds of by-products on corrosion-related properties in reinforced concrete. Glass powder, paper mill fly ashes, sewage sludge ashes or calcined sediments exhibit a mineral nature compatible with the medium of concrete. In terms of corrosion concerns, the concrete act as an alkaline medium that enable steel passivity and as a transport barrier that limits deleterious elements ingress (mainly chlorides, carbon dioxide). Thus, the use of alternative cementitious materials should enable the passivation of steel and should also provide a densification to the cover in order to limit contaminants ingress toward steel vicinity. The electrochemical properties of steel in contact with cementitious additions were characterized and the transfer properties of concrete were investigated. The use of these materials has an insignificant impact on the behavior of steel. However, the concrete cover has significant influence on both chloride and carbon dioxide ingress as well as on the corrosion kinetic of reinforcement. The reactivity of the cementitious materials impacts the transfer properties which control the kinetic of contamination of concretes and the corrosion process of non-passive steel
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