ABSTRACT

These equations (1) and (2) have often been adopted in some of previous studies and even been considered as standard procedures. In this method, the coefficient k has an important meaning in evaluating corroded RC members or reinforcing bars. However, the test results of the coefficient k in the equation (2) have so much variance depending on each study because of various reasons including unexpected uncertainties of the experimental data; therefore no appropriate assessment procedure for the corroded RC member has ever been proposed so far.