Service-Life Prediction of Reinforced Concrete Structures under Corrosive Environment

  • Shimomura, Takumi (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology)
  • Published : 2005.10.01

Abstract

A comprehensive framework for numerical simulation of time-dependent performance change of reinforced concrete (RC) structures subjected to chloride attack is presented in this paper. The system is composed of simplified computational models for transport of moisture and chloride ions in concrete pore structure and crack, corrosion of reinforcement in concrete and mechanical behavior of RC member with reinforcement corrosion. Service-life of RC structures under various conditions is calculated.

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