The determination of reinforcement corrosion using the electrical resistance method of embedded bars in the concrete beams in laboratory conditions is described in this paper. For comparison, the achieved data from non-destructive measurements were compared to data from subsequent destructive tests when weight losses were recorded for each of the steel bars after their exposure time. Laboratory measurements of the reinforcements were realized particularly for verification of whether the electrical resistance method could be suitable for an in-situ corrosion-evaluation process. The next part of the research was focused on the corrosion simulation of the steel reinforcement in reinforced concrete. The effect of corrosion was simulated by a nonlinear numerical analysis with the program ATENA 3D using corrosion-rate data from a laboratory test. Keywords: corrosion, steel, reinforcement, analysis, numerical modeling V~lanku je opisano dolo~anje korozije palic, vgrajenih v betonske stebre, v laboratorijskih pogojih z uporabo metode elektri~ne upornosti. Izvedena je bila primerjava podatkov iz neporu{nih meritev s podatki iz poru{itvenih testov, ko je bilo izmerjeno zmanj{anje te`e vsake palice po dolo~enem~asu. Laboratorijske meritve palic so bile izvedene predvsem za poskus,~e je metoda elektri~ne upornosti primerna za oceno korozije in situ. Drugi del raziskave je bil usmerjen v simulacijo korozije jeklenih palic v armiranem betonu. Vpliv korozije je bil simuliran z nelinearno numeri~no analizo, s programom ATENA 3D, z uporabo korozijskih podatkov iz laboratorijskega preizkusa.