Penetration of corrosion products and corrosion-induced cracking in reinforced cementitious materials: Experimental investigations and numerical simulations

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• 作者：Alex ; er Michel ; Brad J. Pease ; Ad茅la Peterov谩 ; Mette R. Geiker ; Henrik Stang ; Anna Emilie A. Thybo
• 关键词：Corrosion ; Crack detection ; Non-destructive testing (NDT) ; Reinforcement ; Modelling ; FEM
• 刊名：Cement and Concrete Composites
• 出版年：March, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：47
• 期：Complete
• 页码：75-86
• 全文大小：3048 K

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This paper describes experimental investigations on corrosion-induced deterioration in reinforced cementitious materials and the subsequent development and implementation of a novel conceptual model. Reinforced mortar specimens of varying water-to-cement ratios were subjected to current-induced corrosion (10, 50, and 100 渭A/cm²). X-ray attenuation measurements and visual investigations provided both qualitative and quantitative information on the penetration of solid corrosion products into the surrounding cementitious matrix. X-ray attenuation measurements provided time- and location-dependent concentrations of corrosion products averaged through the specimen thickness. Digital image correlation (DIC) was used to measure corrosion-induced deformations including deformations between steel and cementitious matrix as well as formation and propagation of corrosion-induced cracks. Based on experimental observations, a conceptual model was developed to describe the penetration of solid corrosion products into capillary pores of the cementitious matrix. Only capillary pores within a corrosion accommodating region (CAR), i.e. in close proximity of the steel reinforcement, were considered accessible for corrosion products. The conceptual model was implemented into a FEM based cracking model and compared to experimental results provided in the literature and obtained from DIC measurements.