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by brudgers 1813 days ago
In salty environments, exposure to the weather tends to allow rain to wash away salt. Semi- exposed areas tend to fair worse for corrosion due to the absence of scouring by rain.

A bit counter intuitive.

But that’s building by the sea. Salt can be deposited by mist and chloride ions are the nemesis of reinforced concrete.