1.1                   CORROSION PROTECTION OF FOUNDATIONS

1.1.1                            GENERAL

Foundations should be provided with adequate protections against corrosion, or alternatively, they should be suitably designed to allow for the effect of corrosion which may take place during their designed working life.

To ensure effective and economical designs for protection against corrosion, information on the presence of any corrosive material in the ground and the range of fluctuation of ground water table should be obtained.