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The connections to anodes used in impressed current electrochemical treatments of steel in concrete construction are at risk from rapid corrosion arising from induced anodic dissolution when these connections are embedded in reinforced concrete. A corrosion resistant connection that does not require

The connections to anodes used in impressed current electrochemical treatments of steel in concrete construction are at risk from rapid corrosion arising from induced anodic dissolution when these connections are embedded in reinforced concrete. A corrosion resistant connection that does not require any further protective insulation can be formed using titanium conductors [2,6] and connecting the conductors together at a conductor-conductor connection [5] using a clamping device comprising a non-metallic material wherein the clamping device only brings corrosion resistant material into contact with the conductors.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of forming a corrosion resistant electrical connection to carry current from the positive terminal of a source of DC power to an anode installed in a steel reinforced concrete structure to protect the steel in the concrete structure which method comprisespressin

The invention claimed is: 1. A method of forming a corrosion resistant electrical connection to carry current from the positive terminal of a source of DC power to an anode installed in a steel reinforced concrete structure to protect the steel in the concrete structure which method comprisespressing at least two conductors into direct contact with each other by tightening a clamping device around the conductors whereinthe conductors are titanium conductors andthe clamping device comprises a corrosion resistant non-metallic material andthe corrosion resistant non-metallic material in the clamping device has at least one structure selected from the list consisting of:a structure that restrains the reaction to the pressure that presses the conductors together,a structure that insulates the conductors from an element within the clamping device that has a structure that restrains the reaction to the pressure that presses the conductors together.