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A multiscale numerical simulation approach for chloride diffusion and rebar corrosion with compensation model

  • Tu, Xi (Key Laboratory of New Technology for Construction of Cities in Mountain Area, Chongqing University) ;
  • Li, Zhengliang (Key Laboratory of New Technology for Construction of Cities in Mountain Area, Chongqing University) ;
  • Chen, Airong (Department of Bridge Engineering, Tongji University) ;
  • Pan, Zichao (Department of Bridge Engineering, Tongji University)
  • Received : 2017.08.09
  • Accepted : 2018.02.19
  • Published : 2018.04.25

Abstract

Refined analysis depicting mass transportation and physicochemical reaction and reasonable computing load with acceptable DOFs are the two major challenges of numerical simulation for concrete durability. Mesoscopic numerical simulation for chloride diffusion considering binder, aggregate and interfacial transition zone is unable to be expended to the full structure due to huge number of DOFs. In this paper, a multiscale approach of combining both mesoscopic model including full-graded aggregate and equivalent macroscopic model was introduced. An equivalent conversion of chloride content at the Interfacial Transition Layer (ITL) connecting both models was considered. Feasibility and relative error were discussed by analytical deduction and numerical simulation. Case study clearly showed that larger analysis model in multiscale model expanded the diffusion space of chloride ion and decreased chloride content in front of rebar. Difference for single-scale simulation and multiscale approach was observed. Finally, this paper addressed some worth-noting conclusions about the chloride distribution and rebar corrosion regarding the configuration of rebar placement, rebar diameter, concrete cover and exposure period.

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Supported by : National Natural Science Foundation of China, Central Universities

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