Stochastic improvement of inspection and maintenance of corroding reinforced concrete structures placed in unsaturated environments

Engineering Structures

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 50-62

  Bastidas Arteaga, Emilio ^a   Schoefs, Franck ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Chloride ingress; Corrosion; Inspection; Maintenance; Reinforced concrete; Reliability; Unsaturated environments

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE INGRESS; CHLORIDE PENETRATION; DETERIORATION PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS; EXPOSURE CONDITIONS; INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE; MAINTENANCE ACTION; MAINTENANCE PLANNING; MAINTENANCE STRATEGIES; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MULTIPLE CONSTRAINT; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; OPERATIONAL LIFE; RC STRUCTURE; REINFORCING BAR; UNSATURATED ENVIRONMENT;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CORROSION; INSPECTION; MAINTENANCE; MARKOV PROCESSES; PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE; RELIABILITY;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

CHLORIDE; CONCRETE STRUCTURE; CORROSION; MAINTENANCE; MARKOV CHAIN; NUMERICAL MODEL; REINFORCED CONCRETE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84860543157     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2012.03.011     Document Type: Article

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