چكيده به لاتين
Abstract:
Concrete structures are exposed to a variety of damages during their lifetime each of which could contribute to reducing their service life and load barying capacity. Since most of parametres playing role in estimating capacity of members are not certain, probabilistic evaluating the performance of concrete structures could bring more realistic perception about analysis and design of these strucutres. One of these probable damages, which is the most frequent, is corrosion. The main focus of this study is placed on reliability assessment of flextural behavior of a reinforced concrete beam experienced pitting corrosion via Monte Carlo simulation. In addition, the effects of time to corrosion initiation, steel rebar diameter, yielding stress of rebars, category strength of cement, aggregate type and compressive strength of concrete, are included both in intense and normal pitting corrosion. The results clearly illustrate that occurance of intense corrosion in concrete with low compressive strength, usage of higher category strength of cement and angular shaped aggregate, and less initial time for corrosion will lead to considerable reduction in service life even in some cases nearly half
Keywords: Reliability Analisys; Probability of Failure; Monte Carlo Simulation; Pitting Corrosion; Flexural capacity; RC beams;