Anchorage capacity of corroded smooth reinforcement bars in existing reinforced structures.
Paper in proceeding, 2018

Concrete structures are strongly affected by reinforcement corrosion, the most common cause of deterioration.
Most studies on structural effects of corrosion rely on artificial methods to obtain a corrosion
level that would otherwise require years, but doubts on the soundness of the methods have been raised.
Specimens taken from existing structures offer the chance of studying the effect of natural corrosion,
however the choice of the test setup is challenging. Hence, pilot tests are carried out to investigate the
optimal design for testing the anchorage capacity of specimens with smooth reinforcements. The outcome
is an asymmetrically supported 3-point bending beam test. The benefits of using complementary
tools as Digital Image Correlation (DIC), Non-Linear Finite Element Analysis (NLFEA), pull-out tests
and tensile tests and 3D scanning of the bars are presented.

existing reinforced concrete structures

reinforcement corrosion

smooth reinforcement bars

concrete structures

test set-up

anchorage capacity

Author

Samanta Robuschi

Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering

Karin Lundgren

Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering

Ignasi Fernandez

Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering

Kamyab Zandi

Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering

Mathias Flansbjer

Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering

fib Symposium

26174820 (ISSN)


9788001064016 (ISBN)

12th fib International PhD-Symposium in Civil Engineering
Prague, Czech Republic,

Assessment of the load-carrying capacity of existing structures with corroded smooth reinforcement bars

Formas (2016-00568), 2017-01-01 -- 2020-12-31.

Swedish Transport Administration (TRV 2017/39084 6454), 2017-01-01 -- 2020-12-31.

Driving Forces

Sustainable development

Areas of Advance

Building Futures (2010-2018)

Materials Science

Subject Categories

Civil Engineering

ISBN

9788001064016

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