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- Title
Study on Lifetime Performance Evaluation of a Precast Prestressed Concrete Frame in Chloride Environments.
- Authors
Yang, Jun; Yuan, Zhaoming; Liu, Jie; Yu, Shuqi
- Abstract
This study established a comprehensive framework for evaluating the lifetime performance of precast prestressed concrete frames exposed to chloride environments. The proposed analytical framework enabled a scientifically grounded and rational assessment of both the service life and residual load-carrying capacity of precast prestressed concrete frames in chloride environments. It further served as the foundational basis for making informed decisions regarding the repair and maintenance of pertinent structures. Based on Fick's second law, this evaluation framework established the probability distribution of the corrosion initiation time and cracking time of reinforced concrete structures due to corrosion expansion in a chloride environment. Additionally, based on the fragility analysis model and results of a precast prestressed concrete frame in a chloride environment, a practical method for evaluating the time-varying seismic performance of the precast structure considering the influence of corrosion was proposed. Furthermore, by employing the path probability model and reliability theory, time-varying reliability models were proposed to predict the three limit states of the precast prestressed concrete frame. According to the analysis results of a four-story planar frame, it could be seen that the corrosion initiation time and normal service limit state were highly sensitive to the chloride ion diffusion coefficient of the composite layer in precast concrete structures. Compared to cast-in-place structures, the presence of a composite layer in precast concrete structures could lead to more severe degradation of the time-varying seismic performance of the precast prestressed concrete frame.
- Subjects
PRESTRESSED concrete; PRECAST concrete; CHLORIDE ions; CRACKS in reinforced concrete; DISTRIBUTION (Probability theory); ENGINEERING reliability theory; REINFORCED concrete testing
- Publication
Materials (1996-1944), 2023, Vol 16, Issue 20, p6666
- ISSN
1996-1944
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ma16206666