“…The ingress of water and water-soluble aggressive agents (e.g., chloride ions, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and sulfates) into concrete objects results in reinforcement corrosion and consequently the deterioration of the reinforced concrete structures [1][2][3][4][5][6], which has become a worldwide problem in the past few decades. Considerable resources are required to repair and rehabilitate the deteriorated structures, and the cost of repair is sometimes even higher than the original investment [7][8][9][10].…”