Determining Strength Capacity of Deteriorated Reinforced Concrete Bridge Substructures

dc.contributor.advisorFu, Chung Cen_US
dc.contributor.authorSaad, Timothyen_US
dc.contributor.departmentCivil Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-06T05:33:12Z
dc.date.available2011-07-06T05:33:12Z
dc.date.issued2010en_US
dc.description.abstractCorrosion of steel reinforcement is a major factor in the deterioration of highway and bridge infrastructure. Knowing the initiation time of corrosion on a reinforced concrete structure provides a much needed source of information in evaluating the service life of the structure. To find the corrosion initiation time the effects of carbonation and chloride are examined. Furthermore, the different variables that affect the ingress of carbonation and chloride are also examined and analyzed together. Probabilistic modeling and stochastic design of these variables will determine the initiation of corrosion, the amount of corrosion, and the strength loss of the concrete pier. This process will help classify deteriorating structure into the National Bridge Inventory (NBI) condition ratings from the Federal Highway Administration.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/11434
dc.subject.pqcontrolledCivil Engineeringen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledChloride Diffusionen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCorrosionen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledDeteriorationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledProbabilistic Modelingen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledReinforced Concreteen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledService Lifeen_US
dc.titleDetermining Strength Capacity of Deteriorated Reinforced Concrete Bridge Substructuresen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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