Probabilistic Repair Estimation in Reinforced Concrete Structure considering Multiple Environmental Conditions

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
Seung-Jun Kwon
2010 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 176-181
Author(s):  
Xian Feng He ◽  
Shou Gang Zhao ◽  
Yuan Bao Leng

The corrosion of steel will have a bad impact on the safety of reinforced concrete structure. In severe cases, it may even be disastrous. In order to understand the impact of steel corrosion on the structure, tests are carried out to study corrosion and expansion rules of steel bars as well as the impact rules of corrosion on bond force between steel and concrete. The results show that wet and salty environment will result in steel corrosion; relatively minor corrosion will not cause expansion cracks of protection layers; when steel rust to a certain extent, it will cause cracks along the protection layer; when there exists minor corrosion in steel and the protection layer does not have expansion cracks, the bond force is still large and rapidly decreases as the corrosion rate increases.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Ptacek ◽  
Alfred Strauss ◽  
Clémence Bos ◽  
Martin Peyerl

<p>The curing of concrete is extremely important for the durability of a reinforced concrete structure. In practice, due to the complex construction processes, the very limited phases and the lack of control, aftertreatment is often neglected by executing companies. Hence infrastructure operators are therefore very interested in having a robust, simple tool that enables aftertreatment to be easily checked and, as a result, to convey the importance of this process step to the client. In the project presented here, classic and novel test methods are presented and discussed, as well as their suitability for the detection of the aftertreatment quality on laboratory samples and subsequently on some real structures.</p>


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 2116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Díaz ◽  
Hui Wang ◽  
Herbert Mang ◽  
Yong Yuan ◽  
Bernhard Pichler

A 1:4 scaled fire test of a segment of a subway station is analyzed by means of three-dimensional Finite Element simulations. The first 30 min of the test are considered to be representative of a moderate fire. Numerical sensitivity analyses are performed. As regards the thermal boundary conditions, a spatially uniform surface temperature history and three different piecewise uniform surface temperature histories are used. As regards the material behavior of concrete, a temperature-independent linear-elastic model and a temperature-dependent elasto-plastic model are used. Heat transfer within the reinforced concrete structure is simulated first. The computed temperature evolutions serve as input for thermomechanical simulations of the fire test. Numerical results are compared with experimental measurements. It is concluded that three sources of uncertainties render the numerical simulation of fire tests challenging: possible damage of the structure prior to testing, the actual distribution of the surface temperature during the test and the time-dependent high-temperature behavior of concrete. In addition, the simulations underline that even a moderate fire represents a severe load case, threatening the integrity of the reinforced concrete structure. Tensile cracking is likely to happen at the inaccessible outer surface of the underground structure. Thus, careful inspection is recommended even after non-catastrophic fires.


2012 ◽  
Vol 174-177 ◽  
pp. 263-267
Author(s):  
Ming Li ◽  
Zhe Zhe Sun ◽  
Wei Jian Zhao ◽  
Yong Liu

The development of new generation prefabricated reinforced concrete structure is still at an early stage in China. Reinforced concrete laminated slab, as an important horizontal load carrying member, is paid much attention to in research. Based on the research results about it in China, the progress of which is summarized, including the form, characteristics and experimental research of sandwich laminated slab, anti-ribbed laminated slab, and hollow laminated slab etc. Finally, the further research is prospected.


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