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

• Published in: Engineering structures Vol. 32; no. 10; pp. 3279 - 3287
• Main Authors: El Hassan, Jinane, Bressolette, Philippe, Chateauneuf, Alaa, El Tawil, Khaled
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2010; Elsevier
• 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; Climate; Corrosion; Reliability; Chloride ingress; Reinforced concrete; Probabilistic approach; Girder beam; Structural reliability; Modeling; Crack propagation; Climatic condition; Chlorides; Concrete construction; Application

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...