TY - GEN
T1 - Influence of localized corrosion of steel bars on structural performance of reinforced concrete beams
AU - Hamada, H.
AU - Kato, E.
AU - Iwanami, M.
AU - Yokota, H.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - This paper experimentally investigates an influence of localized corrosion of steel bars embedded in concrete on structural performance of reinforced concrete (RC) beams by flexural loading test. The localized corrosion was produced by controlling the area of direct current impression in which a wet sponge was attached to the limited part of the bottom surface of RC beam. As a result, it was possible to estimate the first yield load and deformability of RC beam by using the maximum loss in cross-sectional area of steel bars, even if steel bars showed localized corrosion. However, the maximum loads of RC beams were not adequately estimated by the maximum loss in cross-sectional area. After the first yield, influences of localized corrosion of steel bars on load carrying capacity and deformability were varied depending on the position of corrosion.
AB - This paper experimentally investigates an influence of localized corrosion of steel bars embedded in concrete on structural performance of reinforced concrete (RC) beams by flexural loading test. The localized corrosion was produced by controlling the area of direct current impression in which a wet sponge was attached to the limited part of the bottom surface of RC beam. As a result, it was possible to estimate the first yield load and deformability of RC beam by using the maximum loss in cross-sectional area of steel bars, even if steel bars showed localized corrosion. However, the maximum loads of RC beams were not adequately estimated by the maximum loss in cross-sectional area. After the first yield, influences of localized corrosion of steel bars on load carrying capacity and deformability were varied depending on the position of corrosion.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79952157466
SN - 0415468574
SN - 9780415468572
T3 - Life-Cycle Civil Engineering - Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering, IALCCE '08
SP - 159
EP - 164
BT - Life-Cycle Civil Engineering - Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering, IALCCE '08
T2 - 1st International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering, IALCCE'08
Y2 - 11 June 2008 through 14 June 2008
ER -