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Rebar Destroys From Within

Abandoned explosive ordnance bunkers at the U.S. Army's former Fort Ord

 

Ironically, exfoliation corrosion of the reinforcing steel in this concrete is hastening the deterioration of these concrete structures. Constant exposure to moisture and salt from nearby Monterey Bay promotes rusting wherever moisture can penetrate concrete.

 

Fort Ord Dunes State Park

Monterey, California

 

Fort Ord Dunes State Park

(California Department of Parks and Recreation web site):

www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=580

 

Fort Ord Dunes State Park (Wikipedia):

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Ord_Dunes_State_Park

 

Fort Ord (Wikipedia):

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Ord

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Uploaded on February 19, 2021
Taken on October 30, 2020