Effect of reinforcement corrosion on reliability of highway bridges

DV Val; MG Stewart; Robert E Melchers

doi:10.1016/S0141-0296(97)00197-1

Effect of reinforcement corrosion on reliability of highway bridges

DV Val^*, MG Stewart, Robert E Melchers

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Abstract

This paper presents several aspects of a method for reliability assessment of reinforced concrete (RC) slab bridges with corroded reinforcement, It is assumed that corrosion will lead to a reduction in cross-sectional area of the reinforcing steel and/or a reduction in bond strength. Two types of corrosion are considered: general and localized corrosion. The method includes a non-linear finite element structural model and probabilistic models for traffic loads, corrosion propagation, bond characteristics, material properties, element dimensions and reinforcement placement. Reliability is estimated in terms of the reliability index using the first-order reliability method (FORM), For illustrative purposes, bridge reliabilities are calculated for a deteriorating, simple-span RC slab bridge, for ultimate strength and serviceability limit states. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1010-1019
Number of pages	10
Journal	Engineering Structures
Volume	20
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0141-0296(97)00197-1
Publication status	Published - Nov 1998
Event	Workshop on Bridge Safety and Reliability - BOULDER Duration: 2 Oct 1996 → 4 Oct 1996

Keywords

cracking
reliability analysis
concrete structures
strength
deterioration
bridges
steel

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Effect of reinforcement corrosion on reliability of highway bridges

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