Modelling of corrosion-induced cover cracking in reinforced concrete by an embedded cohesive crack finite element

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 93, Issue , 2012, Pages 92-107

  Guzmán, Santiago ^a   Gálvez, Jaime C ^a   Sancho, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cohesive model; Corrosion; Cracking; Durability; Reinforced concrete

Indexed keywords

COHESIVE CRACKS; COHESIVE MODEL; COVER CRACKING; CRACKING PATTERNS; CRACKING PROCESS; FE MODEL; FINITE ELEMENT; INTERNAL CRACKING; OPEN CRACKS; REINFORCEMENT BAR; SURFACE CRACKING;

CORROSION; CRACK INITIATION; CRACKS; DURABILITY; EXPANSIVE CONCRETE; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SURFACE DEFECTS;

CORROSION RATE;

EID: 84865415692     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2012.06.010     Document Type: Article

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