Reliability-based assessment of the effect of climatic conditions on the corrosion of RC structures subject to chloride ingress

The corrosion of reinforced concrete due to chloride ingress depends on many uncertain factors, such as material properties, environment and loading. This paper proposes a reliability model to deal with initiation and propagation of the RC corrosion process, in order to determine the probability dis...

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Published in:Engineering structures 2010-10, Vol.32 (10), p.3279-3287
Main Authors: El Hassan, Jinane, Bressolette, Philippe, Chateauneuf, Alaa, El Tawil, Khaled
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Building structure
Buildings. Public works
Chloride ingress
Climate
Computation methods. Tables. Charts
Construction (buildings and works)
Corrosion
Durability. Pathology. Repairing. Maintenance
Exact sciences and technology
Reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete structure
Reliability
Structural analysis. Stresses
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Summary:The corrosion of reinforced concrete due to chloride ingress depends on many uncertain factors, such as material properties, environment and loading. This paper proposes a reliability model to deal with initiation and propagation of the RC corrosion process, in order to determine the probability distributions of the time to corrosion initiation and the time to failure of RC members subjected to chloride ingress. The present work emphasizes the impact of climatic conditions, namely temperature and relative humidity, on the two phases of corrosion. The application to RC bridge girders shows the importance of various climatic conditions on the structural reliability, through comprehension analysis of the effect of climatic parameters, as well as the choice of steel bar diameters.
ISSN:0141-0296
1873-7323
DOI:10.1016/j.engstruct.2010.07.001