A stochastic computational framework to investigate the initial stage of corrosion in reinforced concrete superstructures

Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 482-494

  Shafei, Behrouz ^a   Alipour, Azadeh ^a   Shinozuka, Masanobu ^b  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b University of California at Irvine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE INDUCED CORROSION; COMPUTATIONAL FRAMEWORK; COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION; COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; CONCRETE SUPERSTRUCTURES; NON-GAUSSIAN STOCHASTIC FIELDS; NON-NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILISTIC FRAMEWORK;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCRETE BRIDGES; CONCRETES; CORROSION; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CORROSION; DURABILITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PROBABILITY; REINFORCED CONCRETE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; STOCHASTICITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84880170586     PISSN: 10939687     EISSN: 14678667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mice.12019     Document Type: Article

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