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Structural Engineering and Mechanics
  Volume 54, Number 6, June25 2015 , pages 1111-1133
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2015.54.6.1111
 


Rebar corrosion effects on structural behavior of buildings
Isa Yuksel

 
Abstract
    Rebar corrosion in concrete is one of the main causes of reduction of service life of reinforced concrete buildings. This paper presents the influence of rebar corrosion on the structural behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) buildings subjected to strong earthquake ground motion. Different levels of rebar corrosion scenarios were applied on a typical four story RC frame. The deteriorated conditions as a result of these scenarios include loss in cross-sectional area and loss of mechanical properties of the reinforcement bars, loss in bond strength, and loss in concrete strength and its modulus of elasticity. Dynamic analyses of the frame with different corrosion scenarios are performed with selected strong earthquake ground motion records. The influences of degradation in both concrete and reinforcement on structural behavior are investigated by comparing the various parameters of the frame under different corrosion scenarios with respect to each other. The results show that the progressive deterioration of the frame due to rebar corrosion causes serious structural behavior changes such as change in failure mode. The intensity, propagation time, and extensity of rebar corrosion have very important effects on the level of degradation of steel and concrete, as well as on the earthquake behavior of the structure.
 
Key Words
    earthquake; frame; rebar corrosion; reinforced concrete
 
Address
Isa Yuksel: Department of Civil Engineering, Bursa Technical University, Yildirim Campus, 16330 Bursa, Turkey
 

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