Increasing the Security in Exploitation of Steel Structures by Correct Managing the Corrosion Phenomenon

Abstract

The sustainable development of the modern society involves an extensive knowledge of the environmental conditions - of all the factors that produce decay or, on the contrary, improve its state. An increase of the security during the service life of the steel structures is imposed by all the measures taken during the process of corrosion management.
The corrosion phenomenon is put into evidence by the irrevocable distruction of metallic elements and its particular nature determined the development of new detailed monitoring techniques and procedures that led to its better understanding by the specialists working in this particular science field.
The complexity of its manifestation, the various factors that influence the corrosion patterns make this phenomenon impossible to be described by general features. For this reason, the solutions adopted for a best corrosion protection must be the result of well organised systematic approaches and a careful planning of the corrosion management.