Reference electrode for monitoring systems of reinforced concrete structures and its use

Abstract

The invention relates to the reference electrode for monitoring systems of reinforced concrete structures, which is based on a metal/metal oxide 1/metal oxide 2 redox system and which comprises a metal sheet or wire (2), where the metal sheet or wire (2) is embedded in a cement mortar (1). The invention also refers to the use of said reference electrode for measuring corrosion potentials of embedded reinforcement or to be part of the configuration of sensor systems, or multisensors, with a stable measurement potential to apply a sequence of voltammetric procedures that They allow monitoring the presence of triggering and accelerating agents of corrosion.