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A majority of concrete structures in marine environment shows signs of degradation due to the corrosion of the reinforcement in the presence of chlorides. In some cases, the degradation is visible within a few years of construction completion. Despite the fact that the marine environment is particularly sever, other factors affect the premature degradation due to corrosion, such as: poor construction quality as a result of poor workmanship; inadequate standards based on prescriptive measures; and poor design as a result of insufficient information with regards to the parameters that influence the degradation process.

While standards are gradually improving, with the tendency to become performance based in future, much information is needed to assist the designer in the decision making process. This research work is aimed at providing designers with adequate means for probability-based durability analysis of concrete structures in marine environment.