Mechanical model for the shear strength prediction of corrosion-damaged reinforced concrete slender and non slender beams

Steel corrosion in RC structures leads to a reduced reinforcement area, changes in steel mechanical properties, cracking and, eventually, concrete cover spalling, among other phenomena. Stirrups are generally small in diameter and, given their small concrete cover, they are more susceptible to corro...

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Autores: Cladera Bohigas, Antoni, Marí Bernat, Antonio Ricardo|||0000-0002-0994-0715, Ribas González, Carlos Rodrigo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/355919
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/355919
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.113163
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Reinforced concrete -- Testing
Reinforced concrete--Mechanical properties
Shear strength
Reinforced concrete
Stirrup
Corrosion
Deterioration
Mechanical model
Slender beams
Short beams
Formigó armat -- Proves
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Materials i estructures::Materials i estructures de formigó
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Sumario:Steel corrosion in RC structures leads to a reduced reinforcement area, changes in steel mechanical properties, cracking and, eventually, concrete cover spalling, among other phenomena. Stirrups are generally small in diameter and, given their small concrete cover, they are more susceptible to corrosion than longitudinal reinforcement. Hence their corrosion significantly affects shear strength. Most existing models that deal with reduction in the shear strength of corrosion-damaged reinforced concrete (RC) structures are empirical; that is, they have been numerically fitted to test results. In this context, conceptual models based on structural mechanics principles and verified for corrosion-damaged members are still needed. In this paper, the Compression Chord Capacity Model (CCCM), a shear mechanical model previously derived by the authors, is adapted to predict the shear strength of corrosion-damaged RC beams. For this purpose, the model parameters that can be affected by steel corrosion in RC beams were identified and modified accordingly. CCCM predictions were compared to the experimental results of 146 slender and non slender beams failing in shear, in which stirrups and/or longitudinal reinforcement was subjected to corrosion. The CCCM achieved very satisfactory shear strength predictions when reductions in reinforcement areas and web width were taken into account, with a mean value of the Vtest/Vpred ratio equaling 1.19 and a 19.5% coefficient of variation. Finally, a parametric analysis was performed to show the predicted reductions in shear strength according to the CCCM compared to the experimental results of some especially relevant tests.