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Epoxy coating has been used for almost 45 years in the U.S., starting with oil and gas pipelines. The technology was first used on steel reinforcing bars on a bridge deck constructed in Philadelphia in 1973. Since then, more than 4.5 million tons of reinforcing steel has been epoxy coated in North America.

Over the last decade, many government agencies and research organizations have studied the performance of epoxy-coated reinforcing bar. Overall, epoxy-coated reinforcing bar has performed very well in reducing the disastrous effects of corrosion and in extending the useful life of structures.

CRSI serves as a repository for three decades of compelling research on epoxy-coating technology. CRSI also sponsors research on the performance and longevity of structures built with epoxy-coated reinforcing bar.

	Comparative Rebar Fog Study July 2006 Download the entire 46 page study (Adobe Acrobat PDF file).

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