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Fuzzy Inference Based Design for Durability of Reinforced Concrete Structure in Chloride-Induced Corrosion Environment

  • Do Jeong-Yun (Faculty of Architecture and Urban, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Song Hun (Building Research Department, Korea Institute of construction Technology) ;
  • Soh Yang-Seob (Faculty of Architecture and Urban, Chonbuk National University)
  • 발행 : 2005.02.01

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This article involves architecting prototype-fuzzy expert system for designing the nominal cover thickness by means of fuzzy inference for quantitatively representing the environment affecting factor to reinforced concrete in chloride-induced corrosion environment. In this work, nominal cover thickness to reinforcement in concrete was determined by the sum of minimum cover thickness and tolerance to that defined from skill level, constructability and the significance of member. Several variables defining the quality of concrete and environment affecting factor (EAF) including relative humidity, temperature, cyclic wet and dry, and the distance from coast were treated as fuzzy variables. To qualify EAF the environment conditions of cycle degree of wet-dry, relative humidity, distance from coast and temperature were used as input variables. To determine the nominal cover thickness a qualified EAF, concrete grade, and water-cement ratio were used. The membership functions of each fuzzy variable were generated from the engineering knowledge and intuition based on some references as well as some international codes of practice.

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