Service life prediction of cracked RC pipe piles exposed to marine environments

• Published in: Construction & building materials Vol. 64; pp. 301 - 307
• Main Authors: Shao, Wei, Li, Jingpei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2014; Elsevier B.V
• Subjects: Analysis; Chloride diffusion; Corrosion; Cracks; Environmental aspects; Marine environments; Mechanical properties; Reinforced concrete pipe pile; Reinforced concrete, Fiber; Service life prediction; Steel; China; Cracks; Service life prediction; Marine environments; Reinforced concrete pipe pile; Chloride diffusion

Cracks due to shrinkage, chemical reactions and weathering process occur unavoidably during construction and application of RC pipe piles. These cracks may be the main pathways through which chloride diffuses into the concrete and also can be one of the major reasons of steel corrosion in RC pipe pi...