Concrete cancer

Concrete cancer may refer to:

  • Rebar corrosion and spalling of the concrete cover above rebar caused by the rust expansion and accelerated by chloride attack and pitting corrosion of the steel reinforcements.
  • Alkali–silica reaction (ASR), also known as alkali-aggregate reaction (AAR), when reactive amorphous silica aggregates exposed to alkaline conditions (high pH) swell inside the concrete matrix leading to the development of a network of cracks.

It may also refer to: