Mathematical Theory of Processes of Concrete Corrosion
Forecasting the processes of degradation of structures that determine their safe operation (especially in aggressive environments) is a task of national importance, given the significant volumes of structures whose service life is exhausted. The main directions of improving the mathematical theory of concrete corrosion are formulated in the article. For corrosion of chemical type they include: the account of phase transformations, dual porosity system and the use of experimental data on distribution of aggressive components along the depth of a layer of concrete of the operated structures as initial data for forecasting of processes of degradation. The function of the binding rate of the aggressive component under this approach is theoretically justified. The development of general provisions of the principles of building of mathematical models, methods of predicting the processes of degradation of structures makes it possible to combine research in this area and present them as a mathematical theory of corrosion processes of concrete.