Meso-scale phase field modelling of reinforced concrete structures subjected to corrosion of multiple reinforcements

Reliability of Reinforced Concrete Structures Subjected to Corrosion-Fatigue and Climate Change

Durability of reinforced concrete (RC) structures is affected by certain environmental conditions and operational actions which can reduce their lifetime significantly. Among these actions, this paper proposes a stochastic model that accounts for the combined effects of chloride-induced corrosion, climate change and cyclic loading. Separately, corrosion leads to cross-section reduction, climate...

Corrosion Monitoring of Reinforced Concrete Structures - A Review

Reinforced concrete structures have the potential to be very durable and capable of withstanding a variety of adverse environmental conditions. However, failures in the structures do still occur as a result of premature reinforcement corrosion. The maintenance and repair of bridges and buildings for their safety requires effective inspection and monitoring techniques for assessing the reinforce...

Computational Modelling of Concrete Structures Subjected to High Impulsive Loading

Monitoring Corrosion of Steel Bars in Reinforced Concrete Structures

Corrosion of steel bars embedded in reinforced concrete (RC) structures reduces the service life and durability of structures causing early failure of structure, which costs significantly for inspection and maintenance of deteriorating structures. Hence, monitoring of reinforcement corrosion is of significant importance for preventing premature failure of structures. This paper attempts to pres...

Scale Effect on the Shear Strength of Reinforced Concrete Columns with Termination of Main Reinforcements

A number of RC bridge columns which are similar with the columns which suffered extensive damage during the 1995 Kobe, Japan earthquake due to premature shear failure resulting from the termination of longitudinal reinforcements with insufficient development and the lack of shear reinforcements still exist. To improve the seismic performance, some of them were retrofitted. Evaluation of shear s...