Comparison of the crack pattern in accelerated corrosion tests and in finite elements simulations

Sanz Merino, Beatriz, Planas Rosselló, Jaime and Sancho Aznal, José María (2010). Comparison of the crack pattern in accelerated corrosion tests and in finite elements simulations. In: "XXVII Encuentro del Grupo Español de Fractura. Iberian Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity 2010", 17/03/2010 - 19/03/2010, Oporto, Portugal.

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Title: Comparison of the crack pattern in accelerated corrosion tests and in finite elements simulations
Author/s:
  • Sanz Merino, Beatriz
  • Planas Rosselló, Jaime
  • Sancho Aznal, José María
Item Type: Presentation at Congress or Conference (Article)
Event Title: XXVII Encuentro del Grupo Español de Fractura. Iberian Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity 2010
Event Dates: 17/03/2010 - 19/03/2010
Event Location: Oporto, Portugal
Title of Book: Actas del XXVII Encuentro del Grupo Español de Fractura. Anales de Mecánica de la Fractura
Date: January 2010
Subjects:
Freetext Keywords: Accelerated corrosion tests, Cohesive crack, Finite Elements simulations
Faculty: E.T.S.I. Caminos, Canales y Puertos (UPM)
Department: Ciencia de los Materiales
Creative Commons Licenses: Recognition - No derivative works - Non commercial

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Abstract

In this work, the crack pattern obtained in accelerated corrosion tests is compared to the one obtained in numerical simulations for reinforced steel concrete samples. In the simulations, an expansive joint element is used to simulate the oxide layer behaviour together with finite elements with embedded adaptable cohesive crack to simulate the concrete fracture. In parallel, some samples are artificially corroded imposing constant current and after corrosion they are impregnated with resin containing fluorescein to improve the detection of the cracks. In the paper, the main features of the model and the experimental procedure are described and the crack pattern is analysed. A main crack across the concrete cover is easily seen in both cases, but also secondary cracks are observed after treating the concrete surface, in accordance with the model predictions, which gives further support to the ability of the numerical approach to simulate the real cracking processes.

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Item ID: 8501
DC Identifier: https://oa.upm.es/8501/
OAI Identifier: oai:oa.upm.es:8501
Official URL: http://www.gef.es/Congresos/27/gef27.asp?page=103
Deposited by: Memoria Investigacion
Deposited on: 17 Aug 2011 10:29
Last Modified: 20 Apr 2016 17:15
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