Abstract
The deterioration of RC structures is attributed to salt penetration into concrete causing corrosion of reinforcement. Two probability models are proposed in this study : salt penetration and corrosion of reinforcement. As the analysis shows that the statistical characteristic of the penetration varies with the environmental conditions and surface cracks in the case of salt penetration probability model, the use of apparent diffusion coefficients for the analysis is proposed. Corrosion is classified into uniform corrosion and local corrosion for the reinforcement corrosion probability model. The analysis shows that the integrity of RC is determined by the local corrosion, and the formula for the calculation of the remained minimum sectional area of reinforcement is proposed. (A)
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Unknown Host Publication Title |
| Publisher | London, U.K., Elsevier Applied Science |
| ISBN (Print) | 1851664874, 9781851664870 |
| State | Published - 1990 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering