FraMCoS 7 2010 Jeju, South Korea

Safety assessment and strengthening method for the structural concrete with corrosion induced cracking around anchorage zones

Serious deterioration of structural safety of reinforced concrete is computationally and experi- mentally discussed with rapid crack propagation initiated from the corrosion cracks around anchorage zones of main reinforcement. If corrosion induced cracking occurs at the anchorage zones of structural…

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Abstract

Serious deterioration of structural safety of reinforced concrete is computationally and experi- mentally discussed with rapid crack propagation initiated from the corrosion cracks around anchorage zones of main reinforcement. If corrosion induced cracking occurs at the anchorage zones of structural concrete, it was to be difficult to retrofit them by means of conventional repair procedures because the load-transfer mechanism between concrete compression strut and steel tension ties is damaged. By using fracture mechan- ics and stress-transfer modeling across the corrosive cracks, the behavior of seriously damaged beams is re- produced. A new strengthening method is also proposed and its strengthening performance is confirmed by the analysis. Systematic parametric study for this strengthening method is performed for practical use.