Experimental studies were conducted in order to evaluate the effect of calcium nitrite corrosion inhibitors on the corrosion resistance of reinforced concrete with special regard to elutriation effects at the water-bearing cracks. No differences in the corrsosion rate were found comparing nitrite containing and inhibitor-free samples. From electrochemical measurements it is concluded that the steel corrosion by chloride ions is not enchanced by the nitritsAvailable from TIB Hannover: RN 5905(2513) / FIZ - Fachinformationszzentrum Karlsruhe / TIB - Technische InformationsbibliothekSIGLEInstitut fuer Bautechnik, Berlin (Germany)DEGerman