Durability and service life design of concrete constructions have considerable socio-
economic and environmental consequences, in which the permeability of concrete to …

A numerical approach, named TransChlor, is proposed to simulate transport phenomena of
various substances in concrete. This approach is a theoretical model based on finite …

The spreading of deicing salt on roads during winter and the consequent migration of
chloride ions within concrete exposes structures reinforcement to corrosion. Reinforcement …

This article presents a comprehensive modeling of temperature, carbonation, water and
chloride ions transport in cover concrete using the transport model “TransChlor”. The …

The transport of chloride ions in concrete structures is not only due to diffusion but also to the
advective effects of water movements and capillarity, mostly present with wet-dry cycles …

Corrosion of rebar within reinforced concrete is a major problem for countries where salt is
applied to roads for de‐icing. Concrete structures are periodically inspected in order to …

In this study, the importance of capillary suction was emphasized through its implementation
in a hygrothermal transport model used to predict water transport in ordinary concrete. In the …

Full probabilistic service life design is the most accurate approach to address the durability
of reinforced concrete structures. The aim of this study was to develop a full probabilistic …

The degradation of a concrete structure in northern climate is mainly due to the corrosion of
steel reinforcements and cumulative damages from mechanical loading. Infrastructure …

The Rosenblueth method is used to analyse stochastic parameters in a numerical model to
calculate the solution for independent variables. By replacing all or a part of the independent …