Probabilistic Modeling of Service Life for Structures Subjected to Chlorides

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 391-397

  Bentz, Evan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Reinforced concrete; Service life

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CORROSION PROTECTION; LINEARIZATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

INPUT PARAMETERS;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 0142219454     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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