@inproceedings{a4e7644fa6ec4063a2e43530f9b1db01,
title = "Coupled damage and chloride diffusion behaviour in RC beams under flexure",
abstract = "The service life of reinforced concrete structures is governed by diffusion of chloride, the threshold limit for which, when exceeded, initiates corrosion of reinforcement, cracking and spalling. The rate of ingress of chloride in a concrete structural element is influenced largely by the quality of the concrete. The structural elements in service are subjected to high level of stresses, which causes microcraking. Experimental studies have shown that the ingress of the chloride in concrete member under stress is significantly higher as compared to the unstressed member. This paper presents the preliminary results of an experimental study on chloride diffusion in a concrete element subjected to various levels of flexural stresses and the numerical simulation of the coupled stress and diffusion problem and its impact on the service life. The effect of stress in concrete element is modeled by incorporating the notion of continuum damage mechanics to quantify the effect of stresses and coupling it with chloride diffusion in a multiphysics environment.",
author = "Rahman, \{M. K.\} and Shazali, \{M. A.\} and Al-Kutti, \{W. A.\} and Baluch, \{M. H.\}",
year = "2011",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781618392183",
series = "Proceedings, Annual Conference - Canadian Society for Civil Engineering",
pages = "1339--1346",
booktitle = "Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering 2011, CSCE 2011",
}