ents of Concrete > protection of the steel in concrete ag osion depends upon an adequate thicl ood quality concrete. imum nominal cover to meet durabi quirements for normal weight agg e rete which should be provided t forcement, including links dependit ferent conditions of exposure.Type and Quality of Constituent Materials 1) Cement Mix proportions: The water/ cement ratio is an important factor governing the durability of concrete and should always be the lowest as possible. 2) Maximum Cement Content: Cement content excluding fly ash and ground granulated blast furnace slag should not be used unless unless special consideration has been given in design to the increased risk of cracking due to drying shrinkage in thin section to the increased tisk of damagedue to alkali silica reactions.Quality of Con: Materials de in Concrete: o high alkalinity of concrete protective oxide film is for face of steel reinforcement. This protective laye can ition and presence of chloride in the concrete. The loride in inducing corrosion of reinforcement is more seri other reasons. oride enters the concrete from cement, water, admixt ite. When there is chloride in concrete, there is an in of embedded metal. The higher the chloride contet r the risk of corrosion all constituents may contain el onerete may be contaminated by chlorides from ent. To minimize the chances of deterioration of armful chemical salts, the level of such salts ii from cement, water aggregate and admixtures