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A performance-based design method for chloride-induced cover cracking of RC structures

  • Yang, Dong-Hui (School of Civil Engineering, Dalian Univ. of Tech.) ;
  • Yi, Ting-Hua (School of Civil Engineering, Dalian Univ. of Tech.) ;
  • Li, Hong-Nan (School of Civil Engineering, Dalian Univ. of Tech.)
  • Received : 2017.07.25
  • Accepted : 2017.08.19
  • Published : 2017.11.25
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Abstract

Chloride-induced cover cracking will aggravate the performance deterioration for RC structures under the chlorideladen environment, which may endanger the safety of structures and occupants. Traditional design method cannot ensure that a definite performance is satisfied. To overcome the defects, a study on the performance-based design method was carried out in this paper. Firstly, the limit state functions were established for the corrosion initiation and cover cracking. Thereafter, the uncertainty analysis was performed to study the effects of random factors on the time-dependent performances. Partial factor formulae were deduced through the first-order reliability method for performance verification. Finally, an illustrative example was presented and the sensitivity of cover depth to other parameters was carried out. It is found that the uncertainties of the random variables have great effects on the required cover depth. It is demonstrated that the performance-based design method can ensure that the target performance can be satisfied and support to formulate a rational maintenance and repair strategy for RC structures under the chloride environment.

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Supported by : National Natural Science Foundation of China, Dalian University of Technology

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