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15 - General Engineering
University of Greenwich
Optimized maintenance strategy for concrete structures affected by cracking due to reinforcement corrosion
The paper presented an approach for predicting the development of concrete cracking due to steel-reinforcement corrosion and for determining risk-cost-benefit optimised maintenance strategies during the service life of concrete structures. Crack growth over time is predicted analytically by means of a softening-cohesive model for cracked concrete, which matches well with the experimental results available. Optimal maintenance strategies during the service life are determined by using stochastic deterioration modeling and a maintenance cost model. The work led to further publications, a PhD studentship, a joint EPSRC proposal with four institutions, and collaboration with Transport Research Laboratory and The Mineral Products Association.