Effect of spatially variable corrosion damage on strength and time-dependent reliability of RC beams

The spatial time-dependent reliability model allows the loss of structural capacity and reliability to be calculated conditional on the observed extent of corrosion damage. This allows the interaction between corrosion damage and loss of structural safety to be inferred. Results are presented for a simply supported RC beam comprising Y27 main reinforcement and Y10 stirrups.

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