List of Publications by Department for the Academic Year Probabilistic identification of the effects of corrosion propagation on reinforced concrete structures via deflection and crack width measurements
Abstract
This study presents a probabilistic framework
for accurate prediction of the impacts of
corrosion propagation on reinforced concrete (RC)
structures. The presented framework uses the ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF) coupled with easily acquired measurements of corrosive crack widths and mid-span deflection increases for identifying and calibrating corrosion propagation models. The calibrated models are consequently used to forecast the extent of corrosion propagation in RC structures. To assess the efficacy of the presented framework, data corresponding to the long-term chloride-induced corrosion experiments initiated in 1984 at ‘‘Laboratoire des Materiaux et Durabilite des Constructions’’
(L.M.D.C.) in Toulouse, south-west France are used.
The results accentuate the robustness of the presented EnKF approach by being able to identify and calibrate candidate corrosion propagation models capable of predicting, with reasonable accuracy, the experimental measurements of corrosive crack width and midspan deflection in RC members.
Author(s)
Wael Ghassan Slika
Coauthor(s)
Louise Bichara, George Saad
Journal/Conference Information
Materials and Structures,DOI: 10.1617, ISSN: 1871-6873, Volume: NA, Issue: NA, Pages Range: 52-89,