Publication detail

Limit states of concrete structures subjected to environmental actions

TEPLÝ, B. NOVÁK, D.

Original Title

Limit states of concrete structures subjected to environmental actions

English Title

Limit states of concrete structures subjected to environmental actions

Type

conference paper

Language

Czech

Original Abstract

In the context of performance requirements whole life costing and sustainability, the concrete structure durability issue has recently gained considerable attention. The present paper deals with service life assessment utilizing durability limit states specially defined for concrete structures, i.e. focusing on degradation due to environmental effects. Both the initiation and propagation periods of reinforcement corrosion are considered and a comprehensive choice of limit states is provided. The approach is based on degradation modelling together with probabilistic assesssment, enabling the evaluation of service life and the relevant reliability level. A suitable software tool is introduced which makes use of a variety of degradation models and is thus able to facilitate the effective decision making of designers and clients.

English abstract

In the context of performance requirements whole life costing and sustainability, the concrete structure durability issue has recently gained considerable attention. The present paper deals with service life assessment utilizing durability limit states specially defined for concrete structures, i.e. focusing on degradation due to environmental effects. Both the initiation and propagation periods of reinforcement corrosion are considered and a comprehensive choice of limit states is provided. The approach is based on degradation modelling together with probabilistic assesssment, enabling the evaluation of service life and the relevant reliability level. A suitable software tool is introduced which makes use of a variety of degradation models and is thus able to facilitate the effective decision making of designers and clients.

Keywords

limit states, concrete, structures, environmental

Key words in English

limit states, concrete, structures, environmental

Authors

TEPLÝ, B.; NOVÁK, D.

RIV year

2012

Released

14. 5. 2012

Location

Svratka, Česká republika

ISBN

978-80-86246-40-6

Book

Engineering Mechanics 2012

Pages from

1363

Pages to

1367

Pages count

5

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT97305,
  author="Břetislav {Teplý} and Drahomír {Novák}",
  title="Limit states of concrete structures subjected to environmental actions",
  booktitle="Engineering Mechanics 2012",
  year="2012",
  pages="1363--1367",
  address="Svratka, Česká republika",
  isbn="978-80-86246-40-6"
}