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Deformation Performance of Longitudinal Non-Uniformly Corroded Reinforced Concrete Columns
Guoyao Sun1,2, Huanjun Jiang1,2
1State Key Laboratory of Disaster Reduction in Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Abstract:
Due to the complexity of the marine corrosive environment, the rebar corrosion in reinforced concrete (RC) bridge piers is usually longitudinal non-uniform. However, the study on the mechanical behavior of longitudinal non-uniformly corroded RC structural members is very limited. To systematically study the deformation performance of the longitudinal non-uniformly corroded RC columns, the finite element models of 106 RC columns with different parameters were established using the commercial software ABAQUS 2016. The effects of the height of the bottom section (represented in the text by the variable "position"), the length, and the rebar corrosion ratio of the corroded segment on the deformation performance of the longitudinal non-uniformly corroded RC columns were analyzed. It is found that the change in the position of the corroded segment on the column may change the most unfavorable section of the column and the failure mode. The length of the corroded segment significantly affects the yield deformation. The ultimate plastic deformation increases with the increase of position or length of the corroded segment. With the increase of rebar corrosion ratio of the corroded segment, the ultimate plastic deformation decreases.
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