Biodeterioration of construction materials: state of the art and future challenges

M Sanchez-Silva, DV Rosowsky - Journal of Materials in Civil …, 2008 - ascelibrary.org
Deterioration plays an important part in the life cycle of infrastructure systems. Among all
causes of deterioration (aging, chloride ingress, etc.) the action of live organisms has shown …

Corrosion-induced cracking: experimental data and predictive models

K Vu, MG Stewart, J Mullard - ACI structural journal, 2005 - search.proquest.com
The present study describes an accelerated corrosion testing program comprising eight
reinforced concrete (RC) specimens to simulate reinforcement corrosion of a section of a …

Spatial time-dependent reliability analysis of corrosion damage and the timing of first repair for RC structures

MG Stewart, JA Mullard - Engineering structures, 2007 - Elsevier
This paper presents a spatial time-dependent reliability analysis to predict the likelihood and
extent of cracking for reinforced concrete structures exposed to chloride ion attack. A …

[图书][B] Handbook of structural engineering

WF Chen, EM Lui - 2005 - taylorfrancis.com
Continuing the tradition of the best-selling Handbook of Structural Engineering, this second
edition is a comprehensive reference to the broad spectrum of structural engineering …

Predicting the likelihood and extent of reinforced concrete corrosion-induced cracking

KA Vu, MG Stewart - Journal of structural engineering, 2005 - ascelibrary.org
Corrosion-induced cracking is observed to vary spatially over concrete surfaces. A two-
dimensional spatial time-dependent reliability model is developed to predict the likelihood …

Effect of cumulative seismic damage and corrosion on the life‐cycle cost of reinforced concrete bridges

R Kumar, P Gardoni… - … Engineering & Structural …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Bridge design should take into account not only safety and functionality, but also the cost
effectiveness of investments throughout a bridge life‐cycle. This paper presents a …

Long-term performance and life-cycle-cost benefits of cathodic protection of concrete structures using galvanic anodes

N Krishnan, DK Kamde, ZD Veedu, RG Pillai… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a market study indicating that Patch Repair without galvanic anodes
(PR strategy) can lead to continued corrosion (due to the halo effect and residual chloride …

Extent of spatially variable corrosion damage as an indicator of strength and time-dependent reliability of RC beams

MG Stewart, Q Suo - Engineering Structures, 2009 - Elsevier
A spatial time-dependent reliability model is developed for a RC beam subject to corrosion-
induced pitting corrosion. The analysis considers the spatial and time-dependent variability …

A Markov chain-based model for structural vulnerability assessmentof corrosion-damaged reinforced concrete bridges

EA Dizaj, JE Padgett… - … Transactions of the …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The deterioration and cracking of reinforced concrete (RC) bridges due to the chloride-
induced corrosion of steel reinforcement is an inherently time-dependent stochastic …

Concrete cover cracking caused by steel reinforcement corrosion

AS Al-Harthy, MG Stewart… - Magazine of Concrete …, 2011 - icevirtuallibrary.com
The paper reviews previously reported predictive models on corrosion-induced crack
initiation and propagation and presents new additional results of ongoing accelerated …