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Corrosion monitoring of reinforced or prestressed concrete structures has become increasingly important in recent years. Areas of application include components that are no longer accessible after completion or where potential field measurements cannot be carried out due to existing coatings. Corrosion monitoring can also be used to monitor the progress of corrosion in corroding systems, e.g. to prove the success of repair measures according to repair principle 8 in accordance with EN 1504‐9 or repair method 8.3 in accordance with the DIBt repair guideline. It also could be used to prove the functionality of cathodic corrosion protection systems in accordance with ISO 12696. Despite the increasing importance of corrosion monitoring, no guidelines or recommendations existed until 2018. This gap was closed by the English version of specification B12, "Corrosion Monitoring of Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Structures," of the German Society for Non‐Destructive Testing, which was published in 2021. This article introduces specification B12 by explaining the basic measurement principles and illustrating the potential of corrosion monitoring in new and existing buildings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Corrosion Monitoring of Reinforced Concrete Structures – DGZfP Specification B12 During the last few years corrosion monitoring of reinforced or prestressed concrete structures has developed into a valuable tool to assist with the assessment of existing structures. Besides obvious applications as for instance structural elements which are not accessible after completion or which cannot be assessed by means of half‐cell potential measurement due to existing coatings, corrosion monitoring can also be very beneficial for the monitoring of the corrosion progress of corroding systems. This has gained increasing relevance e.g. for the monitoring of repair measures according to repair principle “increasing resistivity” or for the surveillance of Cathodic Protection installations (CP). Despite this increasing relevance there are up to now no guidelines or standards for corrosion monitoring in Germany. This gap shall now be bridged by the new specification B12 “Corrosion Monitoring of Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Structures” published by the German Society for Non‐Destructive Testing DGZfP in spring 2018 [1]. This article will briefly present the specification B12, highlight the basic measurement principles and illustrate the potentials of corrosion monitoring for new and existing structures by means of case studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]