Surprised they didn't mention carbonatation and climate chance. tl;dr rising partial pressure of CO2 in the air leads to a spontaneous "reverse calcination" pro

Surprised they didn't mention carbonatation and climate chance. tl;dr rising partial pressure of CO2 in the air leads to a spontaneous "reverse calcination" process, lowering the pH which leads to rebar failure. By 2050 most reinforced concrete buildings will be effected. https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2014/10/11/for-concrete-climate-change-may-mean-shorter-lifespan/rJ8vWjSp2xRShwFmDS6lQJ/story.html https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2014/10/11/for-concrete-cl... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonatation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonatation http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/246na2_en.pdf http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsale...