Influence of steel–concrete interface defects induced by top-casting on development of chloride-induced corrosion in RC beams under sustained loading

L Yu, R François, R Gagné - Materials and structures, 2016 - Springer
This paper discusses the effect of defects in a steel–concrete interface under horizontal top-
cast steel bars on the development of corrosion in reinforced concrete beams under …

Influence of artificial cracks and interfacial defects on the corrosion behavior of steel in concrete during corrosion initiation under a chloride environment

W Zhang, R François, Y Cai, JP Charron… - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the effect of both artificial crack and defects of the steel-concrete interface on
the initiation and propagation of steel reinforcement corrosion in concrete under a chloride …

Influence of top-casting-induced defects on the corrosion of the compressive reinforcement of naturally corroded beams under sustained loading

W Zhang, L Yu, R François - Construction and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper discusses the effect of top-casting-induced defects on the corrosion development
of compressive bars in reinforced concrete beams exposed to a chloride environment, under …

Influence of load-induced cracks coupled or not with top-casting-induced defects on the corrosion of the longitudinal tensile reinforcement of naturally corroded beams …

W Zhang, R François, L Yu - Cement and concrete research, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper discusses the effect of both load-induced cracks and top-casting-induced defects
on the corrosion characteristics of the tensile bars in reinforced concrete beams under …

Concrete cracking due to chloride-induced reinforcement corrosion–influence of steel–concrete interface defects due to the 'top-bar effect'

R Zhang, A Castel, R François - European journal of environmental …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
This article deals with the influence of the steel–concrete interface condition on
reinforcement corrosion and concrete cracking in a chloride environment. Four large …

[PDF][PDF] Chloride-induced corrosion of steel bars in concrete with presence of gap at steel-concrete interface

TU Mohammed, N Otsuki, H Hamada… - Materials Journal, 2002 - researchgate.net
Corrosion of steel bars in concrete with the presence of gaps/voids at the steel-concrete
interface is summarized herein based on the accelerated laboratory and several long-term …

Influence of steel–concrete interface defects owing to the top-bar effect on the chloride-induced corrosion of reinforcement

R Zhang, A Castel, R François - Magazine of concrete research, 2011 - icevirtuallibrary.com
This paper deals with the influence of the steel–concrete interface condition on the
reinforcement corrosion in a chloride environment. Two large-sized concrete members were …

Development of chloride-induced corrosion in pre-cracked RC beams under sustained loading: Effect of load-induced cracks, concrete cover, and exposure conditions

L Yu, R François, VH Dang, V L'Hostis… - Cement and Concrete …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper deals with corrosion initiation and propagation in pre-cracked reinforced
concrete beams under sustained loading during exposure to a chloride environment …

The Effect of Crack Width on Chloride‐Induced Corrosion of Steel in Concrete

W Li, W Liu, S Wang - Advances in Materials Science and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
When subjected to loading or thermal shrinkage, reinforced concrete structures usually
behave in a cracking state, which raises the risk of bar corrosion from the working …

Corrosion-induced concrete cracking, steel-concrete bond loss, and mechanical degradation of steel bars

FJ Tang, GD Chen, WJ Yi - Advanced Materials Research, 2014 - Trans Tech Publ
This study experimentally investigated corrosion-induced deterioration in reinforced
concrete (RC) structures: concrete cover cracking, steel-concrete bond loss, and mechanical …